Noen Maprang district

Noen Maprang
เนินมะปราง
District
A limestone karst in Ban Mung, Noen Maprang
A limestone karst in Ban Mung, Noen Maprang
District location in Phitsanulok province
District location in Phitsanulok province
Coordinates: 16°34′6″N 100°38′8″E / 16.56833°N 100.63556°E / 16.56833; 100.63556
CountryThailand
ProvincePhitsanulok
Area
 • Total
1,029.5 km2 (397.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
56,083
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postcode
65190
Calling code055
ISO 3166 codeTH-6509
LAO code01650901

Noen Maprang (Thai: เนินมะปราง, pronounced [nɤ̄ːn má(ʔ).prāːŋ]) is the southernmost district (amphoe) of Phitsanulok province, lower northern region of Thailand.

History

To better cope with the problems caused by communist insurgents in northern Thailand in the 1970s, the government separated Tambon Noen Maprang from Wang Thong district to create a minor district (king amphoe) on 6 September 1976. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1983.

Toponymy

The district name means "the beautiful city of Brahma".

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wang Thong of Phitsanulok Province, Khao Kho, Mueang Phetchabun, and Wang Pong of Phetchabun province, Thap Khlo, Wang Sai Phun, and Sak Lek of Phichit province.

Noen Maprang lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. Within the district is the source of the Chomphu River. The Ban Mung (Thai: คลองบ้านมุง) and Sai Yoi (คลองไทรย้อย) Rivers also flow through the district.

Administration

Provincial government

The district is divided into seven subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 77 villages (mubans), as of 2025: 56,083 people of 23,483 families.

No Subdistrict Population Villages
1 Chomphu 12,888 15
2 Ban Mung 6,810 8
3 Sai Yoi 8,201 17
4 Wang Phrong 6,865 9
5 Ban Noi Sum Khilek 7,717 12
6 Noen Maprang 8,012 9
6 Wang Yang 5,590 7
  Total population 56,083 77

Local government

There are three subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). Noen Maprang municipality covers parts of villages 2, 4, 6 of Noen Maprang subdistrict. Ban Mung and Sai Yoi municipalities cover the whole Ban Mung and Sai Yoi subdistricts.

Subdistrict municipality Population
Sai Yoi subdistrict municipality 8,201
Ban Mung subdistrict municipality 6,810
Noen Maprang subdistrict municipality 3,369

Further there are five subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO). Noen Maprang SAO covers the remaining area of Noen Maprang subdistrict. The other four SAO's cover the whole same-named subdistrict.

References

  1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอวังทอง จังหวัดพิษณุโลก ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเนินมะปราง (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 93 (106 ง special): 17. 27 August 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011.
  2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเทพสถิต อำเภอวังน้ำเย็น อำเภอเนินมะปราง อำเภอสวนผึ้ง และอำเภอเสนางคนิคม พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๖ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 100 (50 ก special): 10–12. 31 March 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Google Earth
  4. ↑ "official statistics registration system". Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 16 April 2026. , year 2025, village level, no.65090100-65090700
  5. ↑ "รหัสองค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่น" [Local government organization code]. Department of Local Administration (in Thai). Retrieved 24 March 2026. , Phitsanulok province, Noen Maprang district