What is Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok?

Mueang Phitsanulok
เมืองพิษณุโลก

Statistics
Province:	Phitsanulok
District office:	Nai Mueang
Area:	750.810 km
Inhabitants:	264,387 (2005)
Pop. density:	352.1 inh./km
Geocode:	6501
Postal code:	65000
Map
Map of Phitsanulok, Thailand highlighting Mueang Phitsanulok

Mueang Phitsanulok (Thai: เมืองพิษณุโลก) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.

History

Mueang Phitsanulok was the first class city in the northern part of Ayutthaya kingdom till the end of the kingdom in 1767. Also in the reign of King Taksin the Great, Phitsanulok was the first class city. In the thesaphiban administrative reforms of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) the city became the center of Monthon Phitsanulok. Also during these reforms the district was created in 1898. Luang Udom Khet Borihan became the first district head officer.

Geography

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

The important water resource is the Nan River, and the Khwae Noi River also flows through the district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 20 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 173 villages (muban). Phitsanulok is a city (thesaban nakhon) which covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. The township (thesaban tambon) Ban Mai covers parts of the tambon Wang Nam Khu and Wat Phrik. There are further 19 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Nai Mueang	ในเมือง	-	80,254
2.	Wang Nam Khu	วังน้ำคู้	8	4,373
3.	Wat Chan	วัดจันทร์	10	6,392
4.	Wat Phrik	วัดพริก	13	7,671
5.	Tha Thong	ท่าทอง	11	11,811
6.	Tha Pho	ท่าโพธิ์	10	9,626
7.	Samo Khae	สมอแข	8	13,232
8.	Don Thong	ดอนทอง	14	12,456
9.	Ban Pa	บ้านป่า	10	5,600
10.	Pak Thok	ปากโทก	7	4,554
11.	Hua Ro	หัวรอ	12	17,732
12.	Chom Thong	จอมทอง	9	3,660
13.	Ban Krang	บ้านกร่าง	12	12,103
14.	Ban Khlong	บ้านคลอง	5	12,216
15.	Phlai Chumphon	พลายชุมพล	5	5,689
16.	Makham Sung	มะขามสูง	9	5,696
17.	Aranyik	อรัญญิก	7	29,327
18.	Bueng Phra	บึงพระ	10	14,563
19.	Phai Kho Don	ไผ่ขอดอน	6	4,071
20.	Ngio Ngam	งิ้วงาม	7	3,361

Significant Settlements

The following is a list of those 30 settlements within Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok which are significant in size as to occupy multiple muban:

• City of Phitsanulok
• Ban Don Thong
• Ban Pa
• Ban Wat Than
• Ban Wat Jan
• Ban Bang Phayom
• Ban Tha Pakao Hai
• Ban Theng Nam
• Ban Khlong (of Tambon Hua Ro)
• Ban Sa Ko
• Ban Phai Kom
• Ban Laeng Thao
• Ban Khok Mathum
• Ban Thong Luang
• Ban Makham Sung
• Ban Khwae Noi
• Ban Krang
• Ban Saeng Dao
• Ban Jomthong
• Ban Tha Thong
• Ban Wang Som Sa
• Ban Yang
• Ban Pak Phing
• Ban Tha Rong
• Ban Yangthong
• Ban Wat Phrik
• Ban Na Pho Daeng
• Ban Bang Sagae
• Ban Khlong (of Tambon Ban Khlong)
• Ban Phai Kho Don

Flooding

In 2006, there were reported cases of leptospirosis among residents of Mueang Phitsanulok, contracted due to the amount of standing water.^[1]

External links

• Amphoe.com (Thai)

•  • [ e] Amphoe of Phitsanulok
Amphoe:	Mueang Phitsanulok - Nakhon Thai - Chat Trakan - Bang Rakam - Bang Krathum - Phrom Phiram - Wat Bot - Wang Thong - Noen Maprang

References