From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mueang Phitsanulok
เมืองพิษณุโลก

Statistics
Province:	Phitsanulok
District office:	Nai Mueang 16°49′29″N, 100°15′34″E
Area:	750.810 km² (474,250 rai)
Inhabitants:	264,387 (2005)
Pop. density:	352.1 inh./km²
Geocode:	6501
Postal code:	65000
Map

Mueang Phitsanulok (Thai: เมืองพิษณุโลก) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Administration 4 Infrastructure 4.1 Temples 4.2 Radio 5 Flooding 6 External links

Mueang Phitsanulok was the first class city in the northern part of Ayutthaya kingdom till the end of the kingdom in 1767. Also in the reign of King Taksin the Great, Phitsanulok was the first class city. In the thesaphiban administrative reforms of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) the city became the center of Monthon Phitsanulok. Also during these reforms the district was created in 1898. Luang Udom Khet Borihan became the first district head officer.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phrom Phiram, Wat Bot, Wang Thong, Bang Krathum and Bang Rakam of Phitsanulok Province.

For all practical purposes, Mueang Phitsanulok lies within the Nan Basin, although the district's western border with Amphoe Bang Rakam is essentially the booundary between the Nan Basin and the Yom Basin as well. The distinction between the basins is blurry in this region, as the terrain is flat, and residents have diverted much of the water flow for agriculture over the years. Both basins are part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The important water resource is the Nan River, and the Khwae Noi River also flows through the district.

The district is subdivided into 20 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 173 villages (muban). Phitsanulok is a city (thesaban nakhon) which covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. The township (thesaban tambon) Ban Mai covers parts of the tambon Wang Nam Khu and Wat Phrik. There are further 19 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Nai Mueang	ในเมือง	-	80,254
2.	Wang Nam Khu	วังน้ำคู้	8	4,373
3.	Wat Chan	วัดจันทร์	10	6,392
4.	Wat Phrik	วัดพริก	13	7,671
5.	Tha Thong	ท่าทอง	11	11,811
6.	Tha Pho	ท่าโพธิ์	10	9,626
7.	Samo Khae	สมอแข	8	13,232
8.	Don Thong	ดอนทอง	14	12,456
9.	Ban Pa	บ้านป่า	10	5,600
10.	Pak Thok	ปากโทก	7	4,554
11.	Hua Ro	หัวรอ	12	17,732
12.	Chom Thong	จอมทอง	9	3,660
13.	Ban Krang	บ้านกร่าง	12	12,103
14.	Ban Khlong	บ้านคลอง	5	12,216
15.	Phlai Chumphon	พลายชุมพล	5	5,689
16.	Makham Sung	มะขามสูง	9	5,696
17.	Aranyik	อรัญญิก	7	29,327
18.	Bueng Phra	บึงพระ	10	14,563
19.	Phai Kho Don	ไผ่ขอดอน	6	4,071
20.	Ngio Ngam	งิ้วงาม	7	3,361

Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok is home to at least 105 active Buddhist temples.

There are 8 radio station broadcast from within the district:^[1]

• Sathaanii Witthayu Krajaisiang Thahaan Aakaat (Air Force Radio Station), 954 AM and 95.75, in the City of Phitsanulok
• Sathaanii Witthayu Krajaisiang Haeng Pratheet Thai (Radio Thailand, Government Public Relations Department, PRD), 1026 AM and 94.25 FM, in Ban Khlong
• Kong Thap Phaak Thii Saam (3rd Army Area), 1116 AM and 1188 AM, in Aranyik
• Witthayu Kong Phon Thahaan Raap Thii Sii (4th Infantry Division), 1377 AM, at Fort Somdet Phra Naresuan Maharat
• Sathaanii Witthayu Phitaksantiraat (Communications Division, Royal Thai Police), 1422 AM, in Phitsanulok City
• Sathaanii Withayu Krom Utiniyom Witthayaa (Meteorological Department), 104.25 FM, in Tha Thong
• Ongkaan Suesaan Muanchon Haeng Pratheet Thai (Mass Communications Organization of Thailand, MCOT), 106.25 FM, in Bueng Phra
• Mahaawitthayalai Naresuan (Naresuan University), 107.25 FM, in Tha Pho

In 2006, there were reported cases of leptospirosis among residents of Mueang Phitsanulok, contracted due to the amount of standing water.^[2]

• Amphoe.com (Thai)

v • d • e Amphoe of Phitsanulok
Amphoe:	Mueang Phitsanulok - Nakhon Thai - Chat Trakan - Bang Rakam - Bang Krathum - Phrom Phiram - Wat Bot - Wang Thong - Noen Maprang