Nuea Khlong District

Nuea Khlong
เหนือคลอง
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Krabi Province
Coordinates: 8°4′29″N 99°0′13″E / 8.07472°N 99.00361°E / 8.07472; 99.00361Coordinates: 8°4′29″N 99°0′13″E / 8.07472°N 99.00361°E / 8.07472; 99.00361
Country  Thailand
Province Krabi
Seat Nuea Khlong
Area
  Total 414.8 km2 (160.2 sq mi)
Population (2548)
  Total 54,789
  Density 132.1/km2 (342/sq mi)
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code 81130
Geocode 8108

Nuea Khlong (Thai: เหนือคลอง) is a district (amphoe) in Krabi Province, Thailand.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 April 1992 by splitting off eight tambon from Mueang Krabi district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 5 December 1996.[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Mueang Krabi, Khao Phanom, Khlong Thom, and Ko Lanta. To the west is the Andaman Sea.

Administration

The district is divided into eight sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 56 villages (muban). Nuea Khlong is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Nuea Khlong. Each tambon has a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.     
1.Nuea Khlongเหนือคลอง712,217
2.Ko Siboyaเกาะศรีบอยา74,643
3.Khlong Khananคลองขนาน97,999
4.Khlong Khamaoคลองเขม้า44,968
5.Khok Yangโคกยาง75,835
6.Taling Chanตลิ่งชัน55,425
7.Pakasaiปกาสัย97,192
8.Huai Yungห้วยยูง86,510
 

Economy

Tambon Pakasai has long been the site of an electrical power generating plant run by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). In 1964, three 20 MW coal-fired plants came on-line adjacent to a coal mine that supplied fuel for the boilers. The plants were replaced in 1995 by a 340 MW generating plant burning natural gas and petroleum. EGAT plans to build on the same site an 870 MW coal-fired plant to come on-line in 2019, burning 2.3 million tonnes of coal yearly, imported from Indonesia, Australia, and South Africa. The development is estimated to cost 60 billion baht (US$2 billion). EGAT's plans have encountered significant resistance from local residents due to their health concerns and fears of detrimental environmental impact.[3]

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