Krok Phra district
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History
Originally, the district was named Noen Sala. However, as the old location was not convenient, the district office was moved to the west bank of the Chao Phraya River at Ban Krok Phra in 1899. The name of the district was then changed accordingly.
At first, the area was called Ban Krok which means 'village at a steep cliff'. According to the local lore, once an old rich couple from Ayutthaya wanted to move a big Buddha's image from Sukhothai to Ayutthaya on the Chao Phraya River. When it passed Ban Krok, the log broke and the Buddha image sunk into the river and could not be recovered. The residents then started calling their settlement Ban Krok Phra, adding the word phra, meaning 'venerable', to commemorate the event.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Nakhon Sawan and Phayuha Khiri of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Mueang Uthai Thani, Thap Than, and Sawang Arom of Uthai Thani province.
Administration
Central administration
Krok Phra is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 65 administrative villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Krok Phra | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | 8,570 |
| 2. | Yang Tan | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 9 | 4,253 |
| 3. | Bang Mafo | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | 4,256 |
| 4. | Bang Pramung | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | 5,053 |
| 5. | Na Klang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | 3,068 |
| 6. | Sala Daeng | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | 2,850 |
| 7. | Noen Kwao | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 7 | 2,977 |
| 8. | Noen Sala | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | 2,971 |
| 9. | Hat Sung | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | 1,925 |
Local administration
There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
- Krok Phra (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Krok Phra.
- Bang Pramung (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Bang Pramung.
- Bang Mafo (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Bang Mafo.
There are seven sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Krok Phra (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Krok Phra.
- Yang Tan (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Yang Tan.
- Na Klang (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Na Klang.
- Sala Daeng (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Sala Daeng.
- Noen Kwao (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Noen Kwao.
- Noen Sala (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Noen Sala.
- Hat Sung (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Hat Sung.
References
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External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
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