Nuea Khlong
เหนือคลอง
District
District location in Krabi province
District location in Krabi province
Coordinates: 8°4′29″N 99°0′13″E / 8.07472°N 99.00361°E / 8.07472; 99.00361
CountryThailand
ProvinceKrabi
SeatNuea Khlong
Area
 • Total414.8 km2 (160.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2548)
 • Total54,789
 • Density132.1/km2 (342/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code81130
Geocode8108

Nuea Khlong (Thai: เหนือคลอง, pronounced [nɯ̌a̯ kʰlɔ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in Krabi province, Thailand.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 April 1992 by splitting off eight tambons 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 (tambons), which are further subdivided into 56 villages (mubans). Nuea Khlong is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of 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
  Map of Tambon

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 800 MW coal-fired plant[3] 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.[4] EGAT counters by claiming that the plant will be a "clean coal" facility. Critics maintain that clean coal has never been successfully demonstrated at scale.[5]

References

  1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเมืองกระบี่ จังหวัดกระบี่ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเหนือคลอง (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 109 (53 ง special): 1. April 22, 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเหนือคลอง อำเภอนายายอาม อำเภอท่าตะเกียบ อำเภอขุนตาล อำเภอแม่ฟ้าหลวง อำเภอแม่ลาว อำเภอรัษฎา อำเภอพุทธมณฑล อำเภอวังน้ำเขียว อำเภอเจาะไอร้อง อำเภอชำนิ อำเภอโนนดินแดง อำเภอปางมะผ้า อำเภอสนธิ อำเภอหนองม่วง อำเภอเบญจลักษ์ อำเภอโพนนาแก้ว อำเภอบุ่งคล้า อำเภอดอนมดแดง และอำเภอลืออำนาจ พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๙ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 113 (62 ก): 5–8. November 20, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2009.
  3. ↑ Praiwan, Yuthana (4 October 2016). "Call on Krabi coal plant due in November". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Paradise at Risk: The Krabi Coal-fired Power Plant Project (PDF). Bangkok: Greenpeace Southeast Asia. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Meigs, James B (2011-07-14). "The Myth of Clean Coal: Analysis". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 18 October 2016.


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