Mueang Nakhon Phanom district explained

Official Name:Mueang Nakhon Phanom
Native Name:เมืองนครพนม
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nakhon Phanom
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Nong Yat
Population Total:141997
Population As Of:2008
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:48000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4801
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:17.3672°N 104.7606°W

Mueang Nakhon Phanom (Thai: เมืองนครพนม, in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄aŋ ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn pʰā.nōm/; เมืองนครพนม, in Lao pronounced as /mɯ᷇aŋ nà(ʔ).kʰɔ᷇ːn pʰā.no᷇m/) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Nakhon Phanom province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): That Phanom, Renu Nakhon of Nakhon Phanom Province; Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon province; Pla Pak and Tha Uthen of Nakhon Phanom Province. To the east across the Mekong River is the Laotian province Khammouan.

History

In 1917 the district name was changed from Mueang to Nong Buek (หนองบึก).[1] In 1938 it was renamed Mueang Nakhon Phanom.[2]

Economy

Khok Phu Kratae and Phai Lom villages in At Samat Subdistrict will be the site of a special economic zone (SEZ). As many as 400 families are to be evicted in the course of the project. Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, head of the junta's National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and prime minister, in May 2015 invoked his authority under Section 44 of the Interim Charter to announce NCPO Order No. 17/2015. The order mandates turning large areas in Tak, Mukdahan, Nong Khai, Sa Kaeo, and Trat provinces into special economic zones (SEZs), where deregulation of industry and tax cuts are offered to lure investors. In addition to the pilot SEZ projects in these five provinces, more land in five other provinces, Chiang Rai, Nakhon Phanom, Kanchanaburi, Songkhla, and Narathiwat, are to be expropriated and cleared for SEZs.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 169 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Nakhon Phanom covers tambon Nai Mueang and Nong Saeng and parts of tambons At Samat and Nong Yat. There are a further 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[4]
1.Nai Mueangในเมือง-16,771
2.Nong Saengหนองแสง-4,691
3.Na Saiนาทราย135,784
4.Na Rat Khwaiนาราชควาย97,277
5.Kurukhuกุรุคุ137,938
6.Ban Phuengบ้านผึ้ง2315,787
7.At Samatอาจสามารถ119,771
8.Kham Thaoขามเฒ่า118,721
9.Ban Klangบ้านกลาง138,554
10.Tha Khoท่าค้อ148,813
11.Kham Toeiคำเตย1812,135
12.Nong Yatหนองญาติ1314,372
13.Dong Khwangดงขวาง116,500
14.Wang Ta Muaวังตามัว118,302
15.Pho Takโพธิ์ตาก96,581

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 34. ก. 40–68. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. dead. 7 November 2011. 1917-04-29. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 55. ก. 658–666. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20111108064242/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF. dead. 8 November 2011. 1938-11-14. Thai.
  3. News: Junta set to evict Isan villagers for Special Economic Zone. 6 November 2015. Pratchathai English. 2015-11-02.
  4. Web site: Population statistics 2008. Department of Provincial Administration. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090916025914/http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5148_01.html. 2009-09-16.