Nam Kum Explained

Official Name:Nam Kum
Native Name:น้ำกุ่ม
Settlement Type:Tambon
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Nakhon Thai District
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Phitsanulok
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:2,626
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:17.2667°N 100.7833°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:65120
Blank Name:Geocode
Blank Info:650207

Nam Kum (Thai: น้ำกุ่ม) is a subdistrict in the Nakhon Thai District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography

Nam Kum is the northernmost subdistrict in Nakhon Thai. It is bordered to the northwest by Chat Trakan District, to the east by Loei Province, and to the south by Nakhon Chum. The subdistrict is primarily mountainous terrain, as it is in the Phetchabun Mountains.Nam Kum lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's mubans (villages):[1]

No.EnglishThai
1Ban Na Wong Khongบ้านนาวงฆ้อง
2Ban Nam Kumบ้านน้ำกุ่ม
3Ban Pong Piaบ้านโป่งเปี้ย
4Ban Na Faekบ้านนาแฝก
5Ban Na Hinบ้านนาหิน
6Ban Pong Soบ้านโป่งสอ
7Ban Bung Phaบ้านบุ่งผำ

Temples

Nam Kum is home to the following two temples:[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pitloklocal.org/songko47.xls+%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87 Pitlocal.org
  2. http://www.culture.pitlok.net/wat6.html The Office of Phitsanulok Province Culture