Mae Poen District

Mae Poen
แม่เปิน
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Nakhon Sawan Province
Coordinates: 15°39′28″N 99°28′9″E / 15.65778°N 99.46917°E / 15.65778; 99.46917Coordinates: 15°39′28″N 99°28′9″E / 15.65778°N 99.46917°E / 15.65778; 99.46917
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Sawan
Seat Mae Poen
Area
  Total 260.2 km2 (100.5 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 19,730
  Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 60150
Geocode 6014

Mae Poen (Thai: แม่เปิน) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.

History

Tambon Mae Poen was separated from Lat Yao district to become a minor district (King Amphoe) on July 15, 1996.[1]

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official .[3]

Geography

Neighboring district are (from the north clockwise) Mae Wong and Chum Ta Bong of Nakhon Sawan Province, Lan Sak and Ban Rai of Uthai Thani Province, and Umphang of Tak Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into a single subdistrict (tambon), which is further subdivided into 24 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and a single Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Mae Poenแม่เปิน2419,730

References

  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอลาดยาว จังหวัดนครสวรรค์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอแม่เปิน (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 113 (Special 18 ง): 15. June 15, 1996.
  2. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
  3. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007.


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