Krok Phra District

Krok Phra โกรกพระ
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Nakhon Sawan Province Amphoe location in Nakhon Sawan Province
Coordinates:
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Sawan
Area
• Total	297.194 km2 (114.747 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	36,463
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	60170
Geocode	6002

Krok Phra (Thai: โกรกพระ) is a district (amphoe) in Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.

History

Originally, the district was named Noen Sala. However, as the old location was not convenient for transportation, the district office was moved to the west bank of the Chao Phraya river at Ban Krok Phra in 1899. The name of the district was then changed accordingly.

At first, the area was called Ban Krok which means village at a steep cliff. According to the local lore, once an old rich couple from Ayutthaya wanted to move a big Buddha's image from Sukhothai to Ayutthaya on the Chao Phraya river. When it passed Ban Krok, the log broke and the Buddha image sunk into the river and could not get recovered. So the people in the district then called their village Ban Krok Phra, adding the word Phra meaning venerable to commemorate the event.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Sawan and Phayuha Khiri of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Mueang Uthai Thani, Thap Than and Sawang Arom of Uthai Thani Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 63 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Krok Phra covering parts of the tambon Krok Phra, and Bang Pra Mung covering the whole tambon Bang Pra Mung. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Krok Phra	โกรกพระ	8	9,017
2.	Yang Tan	ยางตาล	8	4,124
3.	Bang Mafo	บางมะฝ่อ	5	4,350
4.	Bang Pramung	บางประมุง	8	5,217
5.	Na Klang	นากลาง	8	2,996
6.	Sala Daeng	ศาลาแดง	5	2,844
7.	Noen Kwao	เนินกว้าว	7	2,924
8.	Noen Sala	เนินศาลา	8	3,006
9.	Hat Sung	หาดสูง	6	1,985