Pua District
| Pua ปัว | |
|---|---|
| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Nan Province | |
| Coordinates: 19°10′27″N 100°55′0″E / 19.17417°N 100.91667°ECoordinates: 19°10′27″N 100°55′0″E / 19.17417°N 100.91667°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand |
| Province | Nan |
| Government | |
| • Marshal | Kamthorn Su-Arun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 657.363 km2 (253.809 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 64,263 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 55120 |
| Geocode | 5505 |
Pua (Thai: ปัว, pronounced [pūa̯]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are, from the north clockwise, Chiang Klang, Thung Chang, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Bo Kluea, Santi Suk, and Tha Wang Pha.
Doi Phu Kha National Park is Thailand's largest national park, covering several districts of Nan Province. The national park office as well as the 1,980 m high Doi Phu Kha in the Luang Prabang Range itself are within Pua District.[1]
Administration
The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 105 villages (muban). The sub-district municipality or township (thesaban tambon) Pua covers the whole tambon Pua and parts of the tambons Sathan, Chai Watthana, and Wora Nakhon. Another township is Sila Laeang, which covers the complete tambon Sila Laeang. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pua | ปัว | 8 | 7,307 |
| 2. | Ngaeng | แงง | 7 | 4,971 |
| 3. | Sathan | สถาน | 13 | 6,137 |
| 4. | Sila Laeng | ศิลาแลง | 7 | 3,893 |
| 5. | Sila Phet | ศิลาเพชร | 10 | 4,676 |
| 6. | Uan | อวน | 11 | 5,119 |
| 9. | Chai Watthana | ไชยวัฒนา | 8 | 4,226 |
| 10. | Chedi Chai | เจดีย์ชัย | 9 | 7,022 |
| 11. | Phu Kha | ภูคา | 13 | 4,720 |
| 12. | Sakat | สกาด | 4 | 2,908 |
| 13. | Pa Klang | ป่ากลาง | 7 | 7,361 |
| 14. | Wora Nakhon | วรนคร | 8 | 6,073 |
Missing numbers belong to tambon which are now part of Bo Kluea district.
Economy
Pua District is heavily agricultural. It is a significant maize-growing area. Farmer's zeal to clear more land for maize cultivation has led to deforestation of vast tracts of hillsides, resulting in "bald mountains" (Thai: เขา้หัวล้าน; rtgs: khao hua lan). A by-product of the land clearing is smoke from field burning, contributing to the northern region's significant air pollution. Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, Thailand's largest agro-industrial and food conglomerate, and the leading purchaser of Pua District maize, in March 2016 announced an "agricultural social enterprise" to steer district villagers away from maize farming. CP Group has incurred criticism for the way it purchases maize harvests for animal feed from farmers in Nan and other provinces. Suphachai Chearavanont, vice-chairman of CP Group, said that corn planters will be encouraged to grow cash crops such as coffee, which requires less farmland and makes a higher profit than maize. Not only will this address the bald-mountain problem, he said, but it will also help reduce the spring haze in the north which is caused by slash-and-burn practices to prepare land for the next maize season. Mr Suphachai said crops like coffee take about three-and-a-half years to show a yield, but stated that CP Group would stand by farmers and provide assistance in the meantime.[3]
Gallery
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Wat Rong Ngae
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Wat Ban Ton Laeng
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Wat Phra That Bueng Sakat
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Road number 1256 on a ridge near Doi Phu Kha
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Countryside east of Pua
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The mountains of Doi Phu Kha National Park
References
- ↑ ดร.กระมล ทองธรรมชาติ และคณะ, สังคมศึกษา ศาสนาและวัฒนธรรม ม.1, สำนักพิมพ์ อักษรเจริญทัศน์ อจท. จำกัด, 2548, หน้า 24-25
- ↑ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration.
- ↑ Charoensuthipan, Penchan (2016-03-28). "CP stung by bald mountain accusations". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
External links
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- amphoe.com (Thai)