Mae Poen district

Mae Poen
แม่เปิน
District location in Nakhon Sawan province
District location in Nakhon Sawan province
Coordinates: 15°39′28″N 99°28′9″E / 15.65778°N 99.46917°E / 15.65778; 99.46917
CountryThailand
ProvinceNakhon Sawan
SeatMae Poen
Area
 • Total
260.2 km2 (100.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
19,730
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
60150
Geocode6014

Mae Poen (Thai: แม่เปิน, pronounced [mɛ̂ː pɤ̄n]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Nakhon Sawan province, central Thailand.

History

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

On 15 May 2007, all of Thailand's 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official .[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts 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 divided into a single sub-district (tambon), which is further subdivided into 24 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and a single tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Mae Poen แม่เปิน 24 19,730

References

  1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอลาดยาว จังหวัดนครสวรรค์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอแม่เปิน (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 113 (Special 18 ง): 15. June 15, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2012.
  2. ^ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  3. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.