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Noen Maprang is the southernmost district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Phitsanulok Province
Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Phetchabun Province, Phichit Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sukhothai Province, Uttaradit Province....
, northern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

etter cope with the problems caused by communist insurgents
Communist Party of Thailand

The Communist Party of Thailand - CPT was a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Thailand, active from 1942 until the 1980s. Initially known as Communist Party of Siam the party was founded officially on December 1, 1942, although communist activism in the country began as early as 1927....
 in northern Thailand in the 1970s, the government separated Tambon Noen Maprang from Wang Thong district
Amphoe Wang Thong

Wang Thong is a district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
 to create a minor district (King Amphoe) on September 6 1976. It was upgraded to a full district on April 1 1983.

hboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wang Thong
Amphoe Wang Thong

Wang Thong is a district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
 of Phitsanulok Province, Khao Kho
Amphoe Khao Kho

Khao Kho is a district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand....
, Mueang Phetchabun
Amphoe Mueang Phetchabun

Mueang Phetchabun is the capital district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand....
, Wang Pong
Amphoe Wang Pong

Wang Pong is a district in the western part of Phetchabun Province, central Thailand....
 of Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
, Thap Khlo, Wang Sai Phun
Amphoe Wang Sai Phun

Wang Sai Phun is a district in the eastern part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand....
 and Sak Lek of Phichit Province
Phichit Province

Phichit is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok Province, Phetchabun Province, Nakhon Sawan Province and Kamphaeng Phet Province....
.

Noen Maprang lies within the Nan Basin
Nan River

The Nan River is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most expansive tributaries of the Chao Phraya River....
, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed
Chao Phraya River

The Chao Phraya is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. It runs through Bangkok, the capital of Thailand....
.






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Noen Maprang is the southernmost district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Phitsanulok Province
Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Phetchabun Province, Phichit Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sukhothai Province, Uttaradit Province....
, northern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

History

To better cope with the problems caused by communist insurgents
Communist Party of Thailand

The Communist Party of Thailand - CPT was a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Thailand, active from 1942 until the 1980s. Initially known as Communist Party of Siam the party was founded officially on December 1, 1942, although communist activism in the country began as early as 1927....
 in northern Thailand in the 1970s, the government separated Tambon Noen Maprang from Wang Thong district
Amphoe Wang Thong

Wang Thong is a district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
 to create a minor district (King Amphoe) on September 6 1976. It was upgraded to a full district on April 1 1983.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wang Thong
Amphoe Wang Thong

Wang Thong is a district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
 of Phitsanulok Province, Khao Kho
Amphoe Khao Kho

Khao Kho is a district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand....
, Mueang Phetchabun
Amphoe Mueang Phetchabun

Mueang Phetchabun is the capital district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand....
, Wang Pong
Amphoe Wang Pong

Wang Pong is a district in the western part of Phetchabun Province, central Thailand....
 of Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
, Thap Khlo, Wang Sai Phun
Amphoe Wang Sai Phun

Wang Sai Phun is a district in the eastern part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand....
 and Sak Lek of Phichit Province
Phichit Province

Phichit is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok Province, Phetchabun Province, Nakhon Sawan Province and Kamphaeng Phet Province....
.

Noen Maprang lies within the Nan Basin
Nan River

The Nan River is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most expansive tributaries of the Chao Phraya River....
, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed
Chao Phraya River

The Chao Phraya is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. It runs through Bangkok, the capital of Thailand....
. Within the district is the source of the Chomphu River
Wat Ta Yom River

The Wat Ta Yom River is a tributary of the Nan River in Thailand....
. The Ban Mung (Thai: ???????????) and Sai Yoi (???????????) Rivers also flow through the district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 75 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). Noen Maprang is a township (thesaban tambon) covering parts of tambon Noen Maprang. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
1.Chomphu
Chomphu

Chomphu is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Noen Maprang of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....
????1513,266 
2.Ban Mung
Ban Mung

Ban Mung is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Noen Maprang of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....
???????86,944 
3.Sai Yoi
Sai Yoi

Sao Yoi is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Noen Maprang of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....
???????168,784 
4.Wang Phrong
Wang Phrong

Wang Phrong is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Noen Maprang of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....
???????97,389 
5.Ban Noi Sum Khilek
Ban Noi Sum Khilek

Ban Noi Sum Khilek is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Noen Maprang of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....
????????????????????118,210 
6.Noen Maprang
Noen Maprang

Noen Maprang is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Noen Maprang of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....
??????????98,209 
7.Wang Yang
Wang Yang (Phitsanulok)

Wan Yang is a subdistrict in the Amphoe Noen Maprang of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand....
??????75,887 


Recent Flooding

On October 4, 2007, 100 rescue workers and 100 soldiers were dispatched to assist stranded residents in tambon Chompu and tambon Ban Mung, where water levels rose more than a meter. On that same day, Phitsanulok Governor Somboon Sripattanawat declared the Noen Maprang District a disaster zone.

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