Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok

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Mueang Phitsanulok
อำเภอ เมือง พิษณุโลก
Province: Phitsanulok
Surface: 750.8 km²
Residents: 280,922 (2012)
Population density : 367.99 E./km²
ZIP : 65000, 65230
Geocode : 6501
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Map of Phitsanulok, Thailand, with Mueang Phitsanulok

Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok ( Thai อำเภอ เมือง พิษณุโลก ) is a district ( Amphoe - Administrative District) in the Province of Phitsanulok . The Phitsanulok Province is located in the northern region of Thailand . The city of the same name Phitsanulok is the capital of the district and the province.

geography

Phitsanulok County is about 380 kilometers north of Bangkok , with a total area of ​​750.8 km² (469,250 Rai ). The Mae Nam Nan (Nan River) flows through Phitsanulok and flows through the west of the province from north to south.

Neighboring counties are (clockwise from north): Amphoe Phrom Phiram , Wat Bot , Wang Thong , Bang Krathum and Bang Rakam of Phitsanulok Province.

Economy and education

Agriculture

In addition to rice, agriculture produces a lot of fruit (including oranges , limes ) and spices (for example chillies ).

education

The Naresuan University is the leading university in the lower northern Thailand. This amphoe also houses the Rajabhat University of Pibulsongkram and a subsidiary campus of the Technical University of Rajamangala Lanna .

traffic

The district of Phitsanulok, like the city of Phitsanulok, forms an important traffic junction on the highways from central - to northern Thailand and from Tak to the Isan , i.e. the south-north and west-east connections in Thailand: the national road No. 12 runs through the city that crosses National Road 11 about 15 kilometers east of the city . The good transport connections are also associated with brisk trading activity.

Airport

Phitsanulok Airport ( IATA airport code : PHS) is located in this district .

Attractions

  • Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat (also Wat Yai , "big temple") - Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) with a 36 m high, top gilded prang in Khmer style. The viharn with its triple staggered roof has large entrance doors with mother-of-pearl inlays from the 18th century. There is Phra Phuttha Chinnarat , a Sukhothai-style Buddha statue that is highly venerated by Buddhists across the country. This statue was the model for the statue of the same name in Wat Benchamabophit , Bangkok.
  • Wat Ratchaburana - one of the oldest temples in Phitsanulok, near Wat Yai
  • Folklore Museum - views from earlier times, items of everyday life and a complex of several beautiful Thai houses; the museum is privately run (English explanations).
  • Wat Chulamani - temple complex south of Phitsanulok, in which King Boromatrailokanat (15th century) was buried.
  • Naresuan Shrine - on the floor of the ruined Chandra Palace that is currently being excavated and restored
  • Wat Aranyik and Wat Chedi Yod Thong - Buddhist temples from the Sukhothai period (13th-15th centuries)
  • Statue of King Naresuan on the Naresuan University campus - the statue was designed by the Fine Arts Department and is approximately twice life size (2.80 m high); it weighs approx. 2000 kg . It shows the king in combat clothing, sitting on the throne, pouring water from a golden container; this symbolizes the newly won independence of the Ayutthaya Empire. The king's face was modeled after the original model by Prof. Silpa Bhirasri . The statue was ceremonially unveiled on August 31, 1993 in the presence of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn .
  • The station building in Phitsanulok, which is based on central and southern German half-timbered buildings , was designed and built between 1906 and 1912 by the German architect Karl Döhring .
  • Valley of the river Wang Thong (also Khaek) with its waterfalls (see Phitsanulok (province) )

Local festivals

  • Longboat races are held every year on the Nan River in late September / early October.

administration

Headquarters of the district administration (Thi Wa Kan Amphoe) Mueang Phitsanulok

Provincial Administration

The district of Mueang Phitsanulok is divided into 20 communities ( Tambon ) , which in turn are divided into 173 village communities ( Muban ) .

No. Surname Thai Muban Pop.
01. Nai Mueang ใน เมือง 0- 72.601
02. Wang Nam Khu วัง น้ำ คู้ 08th 04,993
03. Wat Chan วัด จันทร์ 06th 07,407
04th Wat Phrik วัด พริก 12 09,027
05. Tha thong ท่า ทอง 11 12,533
06th Tha Pho ท่า โพธิ์ 11 19.309
07th Samo Khae สมอ แข 08th 14,860
08th. Don Thong ดอน ทอง 14th 12,833
09. Ban Pa บ้าน ป่า 10 05,599
10. Pak Thok ปาก โท ก 07th 04,746
11. Hua Ro หัวรอ 12 21,577
12. Chom Thong จอมทอง 09 03,721
13. Ban Krang บ้าน กร่าง 12 11,967
14th Ban Khlong บ้าน คลอง 05 13.092
15th Phlai Chumphon พลาย ชุมพล 05 07.157
16. Makham Sung มะขาม สูง 10 05,541
17th Aranyik อรัญญิก 10 29,841
18th Bueng Phra บึง พระ 10 16,697
19th Phai Kho Don ไผ่ ขอ ดอน 06th 04,061
20th Ngio Ngam งิ้ว งาม 07th 03,360

Local administration

Phitsanulok itself ( เทศบาล นคร พิษณุโลก ) has big city status ( Thesaban Nakhon ) , it consists of the complete Tambon Nai Mueang.

Aranyik ( เทศบาล เมือง อรัญญิก ) is a city ( Thesaban Mueang ) in the district, it consists of the entire Tambon Aranyik.

There are also five small towns ( Thesaban Tambon ) :

  • Ban Mai ( เทศบาล ตำบล บ้าน ใหม่ ) consists of parts of the tambon Wang Nam Khu and Wat Phrik,
  • Phlai Chumphon ( เทศบาล ตำบล พลาย ชุมพล ) consists of the entire tambon Phlai Chumphon,
  • Hua Ro ( เทศบาล ตำบล หัวรอ ) consists of the entire Tambon Hua Ro,
  • Tha Thong ( เทศบาล ตำบล ท่า ทอง ) consists of the entire Tambon Tha Thong,
  • Ban Khlong ( เทศบาล ตำบล บ้าน คลอง ) consists of the entire Tambon Ban Khlong.

There are also 14 “Tambon Administrative Organizations” (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - administrative organizations) for the tambon in the district that do not belong to any city.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved June 25, 2014.

Web links

Coordinates: 16 ° 47 '  N , 100 ° 12'  E