Noen Kum
เนินกุ่ม
Tambon
Location of Noen Kum within Amphoe
Location of Noen Kum within Amphoe
Coordinates: 16°33′00″N 100°25′00″E / 16.55000°N 100.41667°E / 16.55000; 100.41667
CountryThailand
ProvincePhitsanulok
DistrictBang Krathum
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total8,838
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
65110
Geocode650508
Chief roadwayRoute 11
Chief watercourseWat 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, Wang Thong District 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 in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Wat Ta Yom River flows through Noen Kum.

Administration

The subdistrict is divided into 11 smaller divisions called (muban), which roughly correspond to the villages in Noen Kum. There are seven villages, several of which occupy multiple muban. Noen Kum is administered 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]

  • Wat Dongmee (Dongmee Village Temple) in Ban Dongmee
  • Wat Noen Kum (Noen Kum Village Temple) in Ban Noen Kum
  • วัดราษฎร์ศรัทธาราม in Ban Noen Kum
  • Wat Sa Settee (Thai: วัดสระเศรษฐี, Wealthy Man's Pond Temple) in Ban Tha Yang
  • วัดราษฎร์สถิต in Ban Nong Grot
  • Wat Mai Prai Manee in Ban Wat Mai Prai Manee
  • Wat Nong Grot (Nong Grot Villate Temple) in Ban Nong Grot

References


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