Nakhon Luang District

Nakhon Luang
นครหลวง
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Ayutthaya Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Ayutthaya
Seat Nakhon Luang
Area
 • Total 198.917 km2 (76.8 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 35,713
 • Density 166.9/km2 (432.3/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 13260
Geocode 1403

Nakhon Luang (Thai: นครหลวง; IPA: [náʔkʰɔ̄ːn lǔaŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Ayutthaya Province, central Thailand.

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History

The district was originally part of Nakhon Luang Noi district (now named Bang Pahan), and was established as a separate district in 1895.

In 1903 the district office was moved into Nakhon Luang subdistrict, and therefore the district was renamed from Nakhon Klang to Nakhon Luang.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Don Phut of Saraburi Province, Tha Ruea, Phachi, Uthai, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Bang Pahan of Ayutthaya Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 74 villages (muban). There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon)in the district - Nakhon Luang covers the subdistricts Nakhon Luang and parts of Bang Rakam and Bang Phra Khru; Aranyik (อรัญญิก) the subdistricts Tha Chang, Sam Thai and Phra Non. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO), for each tambon except the two completely covered by the municipalities, except Mae La which includes the non-municipal parts of Bang Rakam and Bang Phra Khru subdistrict.

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[2]
01. Nakhon Luang นครหลวง 09 4,680
02. Tha Chang ท่าช้าง 08 4,551
03. Bo Phong บ่อโพง 07 4,912
04. Ban Chung บ้านชุ้ง 07 3,581
05. Pak Chan ปากจั่น 06 3,276
06. Bang Rakam บางระกำ 06 2,742
07. Bang Phra Khru บางพระครู 04 2,138
08. Mae La แม่ลา 06 2,022
09. Nong Pling หนองปลิง 05 2,121
10. Khlong Sakae คลองสะแก 05 2,319
11. Sam Thai สามไถ 04 1,282
12. Phra Non พระนอน 07 2,089

References

  1. ^ "แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอนครกลาง เป็นอำเภอนครหลวง" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 20 (22): 352–353. 1903-08-30. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2446/022/352_2.PDF. 
  2. ^ "Population statistics 2009". Department of Provincial Administration. http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5214_01.html. 

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