Noen Kum

Noen Kum
เนินกุ่ม
Tambon

Location of Noen Kum within Amphoe
Coordinates: 16°33′00″N 100°25′00″E / 16.55000°N 100.41667°E / 16.55000; 100.41667Coordinates: 16°33′00″N 100°25′00″E / 16.55000°N 100.41667°E / 16.55000; 100.41667
Country Thailand
Province Phitsanulok
Amphoe Bang Krathum
Elevation 38 m (125 ft)
Population (2005)
  Total 8,838
Time zone Thailand (UTC+7)
Postal code 65110
Geocode 650508
Chief roadway Route 11
Chief watercourse Wat Ta Yom River

Noen Kum (Thai: เนินกุ่ม) is a subdistrict (tambon) in the Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Geography

Noen Kum borders Wat Ta Yom to the north, Amphoe Wang Thong to the north-east, Phichit Province to the south and south-east, Phai Lom to the west and Nakhon Pa Mak to the north-west.

Noen Kum lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Wat Ta Yom River flows through Noen Kum.

Administration

The subdistrict is subdivided into 11 smaller divisions called (muban), which roughly correspond to the villages in Noen Kum. There are 7 villages, several of which occupy multiple muban. Noen Kum is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). The muban in Noen Kum are enumerated as follows: [1]

No. English Thai
1 Ban Tha Yang บ้านท่ายาง
2 Ban Nong Payayo บ้านหนองพญายอ
3-6 Ban Noen Kum บ้านเนินกุ่ม
7-8 Ban Dongmee บ้านดงหมี
9 Ban Nong Grot บ้านหนองกรด
10 Ban Tha Hae บ้านท่าแห
11 Ban Wat Mai Prai Manee บ้านวัดใหม่ไพรมณี

Economy

The economy of Noen Kum is almost entirely based on rice farming and other agriculture.[2]

Temples

Noen Kum is home to the following seven temples:[3]

References

  1. Noen Kum at Pitlocal.org (Thai)
  2. ThaiTambon.com
  3. Noen Kum on WebWat.com


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