Wang Thong district

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Wang Thong
วังทอง
Province: Phitsanulok
Surface: 1,687.05 km²
Residents: 120,513 (2012)
Population density : 72 U / km²
ZIP : 65130, 65220
Geocode : 6508
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Map of Phitsanulok, Thailand, with Wang Thong

Amphoe Wang Thong ( Thai : อำเภอ วังทอง ) is a district ( amphoe - administrative district) in the southeast of Phitsanulok Province . The Phitsanulok Province is located in the northern region of Thailand .

geography

The Khek River in Wang Thong

Amphoe Wang Thong is located in the southeast of Phitsanulok Province within the basin of the Mae Nam Nan (Nan River) , which flows into the Mae Nam Chao Phraya . Important water sources are the Khwae Wang Thong (Thai: แคว วังทอง - Wang Thong tributary ), which is also called the Khek River, as well as the Mae Nam Khwae Noi and the Maenam Tha Muen Ram .

On the border with the Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok lies the former Bueng Ratchanok wetland, which is now a local recreational area. There are lakes and ponds on the park-like grounds, and hiking trails invite you to take a walk.

Neighboring areas

Neighboring districts are seen from the south clockwise from Amphoe Sak Lek the province of Phichit , the Amphoe Bang Krathum , Mueang Phitsanulok , Wat Bot , Chat Trakan and Nakhon Thai province Phitsanulok, Amphoe Khao Kho of Phetchabun province and Amphoe Noen Maprang turn in Phitsanulok .

history

Amphoe Wang Thong was founded in 1895 as Amphoe Nakhon Pa Mak, which was named after the centrally located tambon . The head office was in Ban Sam Ruen. Since the area there is not very conveniently located and is also frequently hit by floods , the administration moved to the east of the river Khwae Wang Thong , where the local market is today.

In 1928 the Tambon Phai Lom, Noen Kum and Nakhon Pa Mak were relocated to a new Amphoe Bang Krathum . At the same time, the Tambon Kaeng Sopha and Ban Klang from Nakhon Thai were added.

When the east bank of the Wang Thong was later cleaned, the main administration building moved to its current location. The amphoe was renamed Pa Mak in 1931 and was finally named Wang Thong in 1939.

Attractions

Wang Thong offers numerous excursion options and natural beauties, for example

  • Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park
  • Thung Salaeng Luang National Park
  • Saku-Nothayan- Arboretum ( สวน รุกขชาติ ส กุ โณ ท ยาน - Suan-Rukha-Chat Saku-Nothayan)
  • Kaeng Song Waterfall ( น้ำตก แก่ง ซอง - Namtok Kaeng Song)
  • Kaeng Sopha waterfall ( น้ำตก แก่ง โสภา - Namtok Kaeng Sopha)

administration

Provincial Administration

Amphoe Wang Thong consists of 11 sub-districts ( tambon ), which are further divided into 166 villages ( muban ).

No. Surname Thai Muban Pop.
01. Wang Thong วังทอง 15th 20,276
02. Phan Chali พัน ชา ลี 17th 9. 0697
03. Mae Raka แม่ ระกา 15th 07.184
04th Ban sound บ้าน กลาง 27 20,030
05. Wang Phikun วัง พิกุล 15th 08,564
06th Kaeng Sopha แก่ง โสภา 13 10,875
07th Tha Muen Ram ท่า หมื่น ราม 14th 08,071
08th. Wang Nok Aen วัง นก แอ่น 19th 16,291
09. Nong Phra หนอง พระ 12 06,981
10. Chaiyanam ชัย นาม 08th 06,190
11. Din Thong ดิน ทอง 11 06.354

Local administration

There are two small towns ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the district:

  • Wang Thong (Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล วังทอง ) consists of parts of the Tambon Wang Thong,
  • Wang Thong Mai (Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล วังทอง ใหม่ ) consists of further parts of the Tambon Wang Thong.

There are also ten "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. ↑ แจ้ง ความ กระทรวง มหาดไทย เรื่อง ตั้ง กิ่ง อำเภอ บางกระทุ่ม จังหวัด พิษณุโลก . In: Royal Gazette . 44, No.  0 ง , July 17, 1927, p. 1231.
  2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยน นาม อำเภอ กิ่ง อำเภอ และ ตำบล บาง แห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ Royal Gazette, Volume 56, Ed. 0 ก of April 17, 1939, pp. 354–364 (in Thai)
  3. ↑ Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved June 25, 2014.

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Coordinates: 16 ° 49 '  N , 100 ° 26'  E