Nam Kum

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Nam Kum
น้ำกุ่ม
Coordinates: 17°16′00″N 100°47′00″E / 17.266667, 100.783333
Amphoe Nakhon Thai
Province Phitsanulok
Country Thailand
Population (2005)
 - Total 2,626
Time zone Thailand (UTC+7)
Postal code 65120
Geocode 650207


Nam Kum (Thai: น้ำกุ่ม) is a subdistrict in the Nakhon Thai District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

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[edit] Geography

Nam Kum is the northernmost subdistrict in Nakhon Thai. It is bordered to the northwest by Amphoe Chat Trakan, to the east by Loei Province, and to the south by Nakhon Chum. The subdistrict is primarily mountainous terrain, as it is located within the Phetchabun Mountains. Nam Kum lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

[edit] Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages:[1]

No. English Thai
1 Ban Na Wong Khong บ้านนาวงฆ้อง
2 Ban Nam Kum บ้านน้ำกุ่ม
3 Ban Pong Pia บ้านโป่งเปี้ย
4 Ban Na Faek บ้านนาแฝก
5 Ban Na Hin บ้านนาหิน
6 Ban Pong So บ้านโป่งสอ
7 Ban Bung Pha บ้านบุ่งผำ

[edit] Temples

Nam Kum is home to the following two temples:[2]

  • Wat Pho Sai (Thai: วัดโพธิ์ไทร) in Ban Nam Kun
  • Wat Pho Tharam (Thai: วัดโพธาราม) in Ban Na Faek

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pitlocal.org (in Thai)
  2. ^ The Office of Phitsanulok Province Culture