Phitsanulok provincial and local government are the administrative bodies for Phitsanulok province (, ), one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces, which lies in lower northern Thailand, with a population of 865,247 (2019 census). The provincial capital is the city of Phitsanulok, where the main government offices are situated. The province is mainly rural in nature, with 68.2% of inhabitants living in the countryside, with only 31.8% in small towns and cities, most of which have populations of less than 15,000. Phitsanulok Provincial Statistical Report 2562-2019. Phitsanulok Provincial Statistical Office (Report). National Statistical Office (NSO). 2020. pp. 6–7. ISSN 1905-8314, the following municipalities are missing from the report: Hua Ro (30-09-2011), Tha Thong (24-08-2012), Ban Khlong (24-08-2012), Bang Rakam Mueang Mai (30-09-2011) and Huai Kaeo Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, contributing 28% of GPP and employing 42% of the labour force, with sugar cane, rice, cassava and maize being the main crops, alongside a wide variety of fruit and vegetables.Phitsanulok Provincial Statistical Report 2562-2019: Agriculture and Fishery Statistics. Phitsanulok Provincial Statistical Office (Report). National Statistical Office (NSO). 2020. ISSN 1905-8314 Phitsanulok Provincial Statistical Report 2562-2019: Labour Statistics. Phitsanulok Provincial Statistical Office (Report). National Statistical Office (NSO). 2020. p. 24. ISSN 1905-8314 Phitsanulok Provincial Statistical Report 2562-2019: Economic Statistics - National Accounts. Phitsanulok Provincial Statistical Office (Report). National Statistical Office (NSO). 2020. p. 98. ISSN 1905-8314 Tourism and hospitality, unlike in coastal provinces, play only a limited role, generating a mere 1% of provincial GPP.
Phitsanulok provincial government
Phitsanulok province, with a registered population as of 31 December 2019 of 865,247 is led by a governor and is divided into 9 districts (amphoe). Each district is led by a districts chief (nai amphoe). Governor, district chiefs and district clerks are appointed by the central government. There are 93 subdistricts (tambon) each led by a subdistrict chief (kamnan), further divided into 1,050 villages (muban) each led by a village chief (phu yai ban). Subdistrict chiefs and village chiefs are elected by local citizens.
Districts map Phitsanulok province Name Thai 1Mueang Phitsanulok 2Nakhon Thai 3Chat Trakan 4Bang Rakam 5Bang Krathum 6Phrom Phiram 7Wat Bot 8Wang Thong 9Noen Maprang
Population The total population of Phitsanulok province is 865,247, of which Mueang Phitsanulok district is the most densely populated district with 291,311 people. Wang Thong district also has a population of more than 100,000 people. The remaining seven districts have a population of 35,000 to 95,000, of which Wat Bot district is the less densely populated district with 37,694 people. + Population 2019 censusDistrictPopulationAreaPopulation density DataProportionkm2mile2Proportionper km2per mile21Mueang291,31133.7%750.8289.97.0%3881,0052Wang Thong121,04714.0%1,687.1651.415.6%721863Bang Rakam94,64310.9%936.0361.48.6%1012624Nakhon Thai87,77210.1%2,220.4857.320.5%401025Phrom Phiram86,10310.0%832.7321.57.7%1032686Noen Maprang57,9726.7%1,029.6397.59.5%561467Bang Krathum47,3595.5%447.0172.64.1%1062748Chat Trakan41,3464.8%1,586.1612.414.7%26689Wat Bot37,6944.3%1,326.2512.012.3%2874 Total865,247100.0%10,815.94,176.0100.0%80207
Population density of Phitsanulok province is 80 people per square kilometer (207 people per sq.mi.), of which Mueang Phitsanulok district has the highest density with 388 people per square kilometer (1,005 people per sq.mi.) and Chat Trakan district the lowest density with 26 people per square kilometer (68 people per sq.mi.)
Revenue taxes The total personal income tax, corporate income tax, value added tax (VAT), specific duties, stamp duties and others for Phitsanulok province amounts to 1,440.7 million baht (US$46.4 million) for fiscal year 2019. Mueang Phitsanulok District has the largest share of the revenue taxes (82%) with 1,186.7 million baht (US$38.3 million). The remaining eight districts have the smallest share of the revenue taxes (18%) with 254 million baht (US$8.1 million).
+ District Total Personal income tax Corporate income tax Value added tax Specific duties Stamp duties OthersMueang Phitsanulok 1,186.7 360.1 288.0 508.2 11.7 16.8 1.9Nakhon Thai 20.3 8.8 4.7 6.2 - 0.5 0.1Chat Trakan 10.2 3.8 1.9 4.2 - 0.3 -Bang Rakam 80.7 16.7 23.1 37.6 0.2 2.8 0.3Bang Krathum 26.1 8.6 8.6 8.4 0.1 0.3 0.1Phrom Phiram 32.1 8.8 8.1 14.3 - 0.7 0.2Wat Bot 11.8 5.9 1.9 3.4 - 0.5 0.1Wang Thong 63.3 15.0 13.1 33.3 - 1.7 0.2Noen Maprang 9.5 4.0 1.5 3.7 - 0.3 -Total 1,440.7 431.7 350.9 619.3 12.0 23.9 2.9
Mueang Phitsanulok district Subdistrict Population Villages 1 Nai Mueang 60,108 - 2 Aranyik 29,116 10 3 Hua Ro 26,537 12 4 Bueng Phra 19,010 10 5 Samo Khae 16,017 10 6 Tha Pho 15,875 11 7 Tha Thong 14,388 11 8 Don Thong 13,425 14 9 Ban Krang 13,394 12 10 Ban Khlong 13,303 5 Subdistrict Population Villages 11 Wat Chan 9,642 6 12 Wat Phrik 8,678 12 13 Phlai Chumphon 8,142 5 14 Ban Pa 5,779 10 15 Makham Sung 5,702 10 16 Pak Thok 4,992 7 17 Chom Thong 4,047 9 18 Wang Nam Khu 4,046 8 19 Phai Kho Don 4,042 6 20 Ngio Ngam 3,531 7 Total population 279,774 175
Nakhon Thai district Subdistrict Population Villages 1 Nong Kathao 15,930 27 2 Noen Phoem 12,312 19 3 Ban Yaeng 10,091 13 4 Nakhon Thai 8,591 13 5 Na Bua 7,701 15 6 Huai Hia 7,056 10 Subdistrict Population Villages 7 Bo Pho 6,765 13 8 Ban Phrao 6,016 10 9 Yang Klon 4,768 10 10 Nakhon Chum 2,903 8 11 Nam Kum 2,358 7 Total population 84,491 145
Chat Trakan district Subdistrict Population Villages 1 Bo Phak 9,998 16 2 Ban Dong 8,250 16 3 Pa Daeng 8,084 12 Subdistrict Population Villages 4 Suan Miang 5,650 10 5 Tha Sakae 4,963 9 6 Chat Trakan 4,605 9 Total population 41,550 72
Bang Rakam district Subdistrict Population Villages 1 Bang Rakam 16,799 19 2 Nong Kula 14,229 22 3 Bueng Kok 9,157 12 4 Nikhom Phatthana 7,930 13 5 Plak Raet 7,784 10 6 Chum Saeng Songkhram 7,562 11 Subdistrict Population Villages 7 Khui Muang 6,966 12 8 Phan Sao 5,941 11 9 Tha Nang Ngam 5,734 11 10 Wang Ithok 4,389 11 11 Bo Thong 4,305 10 Total population 90,796 142
Bang Krathum district Subdistrict Population Villages 1 Noen Kum 7,241 11 2 Tha Tan 6,572 9 3 Bang Krathum 6,253 9 4 Nakhon Pa Mak 6,196 13 5 Phai Lom 4,486 11 Subdistrict Population Villages 6 Ban Rai 4,264 10 7 Wat Ta Yom 4,120 9 8 Khok Salut 3,024 10 9 Sanam Khli 2,376 6 Total population 44,532 88
Phrom Phiram district Subdistrict Population Villages 1 Phrom Phiram 13,653 15 2 Wong Khong 9,317 11 3 Tha Chang 8,764 13 4 Matong 8,529 12 5 Dong Prakham 8,272 11 6 Si Phirom 7,100 13 Subdistrict Population Villages 7 Thap Yai Chiang 5,371 6 8 Nong Khaem 5,328 10 9 Ho Klong 4,589 7 10 Taluk Thiam 4,525 9 11 Matum 3,911 6 12 Wang Won 3,308 10 Total population 82,667 123
Wat Bot district Subdistrict Population Villages 1 Wat Bot 7,639 10 2 Thothae 6,352 8 3 Ban Yang 6,280 11 Subdistrict Population Villages 4 Tha Ngam 6,264 13 5 Khan Chong 5,553 10 6 Hin Lat 4,545 9 Total population 36,633 61
Wang Thong district Subdistrict Population Villages 1 Ban Klang 20,074 27 2 Wang Thong 17,974 15 3 Wang Nok Aen 16,271 20 4 Kaeng Sopha 10,445 13 5 Phan Chali 9,347 17 6 Wang Phikun 9,035 15 Subdistrict Population Villages 7 Tha Muen Ram 7,773 14 8 Mae Raka 6,908 15 9 Nong Phra 6,672 12 10 Din Thong 6,409 11 11 Chaiyanam 6,190 9 Total population 117,098 168
Noen Maprang district Subdistrict Population Villages 1 Chomphu 12,888 15 2 Sai Yoi 8,201 17 3 Noen Maprang 8,012 9 4 Ban Noi Sum Khilek 7,717 12 Subdistrict Population Villages 5 Wang Phrong 6,865 9 6 Ban Mung 6,810 8 7 Wang Yang 5,590 7 Total population 56,083 77
Phitsanulok local government
, there are: one Phitsanulok Provincial Administrative Organisation - PPAO ( - abbreviated ) and 26 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Phitsanulok has city (thesaban nakhon) status, Aranyik has town (thesaban mueang) status and 24 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 76 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).All mayors, chiefs and councillors are directly elected by the local citizens. Municipalities have communities (chumchon), although not directly chosen by the local citizens, which provides advice and recommendations to local administrative organisations. They also promote and support community participation and enterprises at the district level and subdistrict villages.
Urban areas Urban population in Phitsanulok province is 274,802 (31.8%) There is one urban area with more than 150,000 inhabitants: centered around the city of Phitsanulok. An urban area around Bang Rakam has more than 30,000 people. There are also seven urban areas with 7,000 to 13,000 people. Furthermore, there are six urban areas with less than 5,500 people, of which Phrom Phiram is the smallest with about 1,100 people. Urban area District Municipality People 1 Phitsanulok Mueang Phitsanulok city 66,106 Mueang Aranyik town 30,508 Mueang Hua Ro 24,902 Mueang Tha Thong 13,993 Mueang Ban Khlong 13,562 Mueang Phlai Chumphon 7,476 Total 156,547 2 Bang Rakam Bang RakamBang Rakam M.M. 14,649 Bang Rakam Phan Sao 6,143 Bang Rakam Bueng Raman 4,390 Bang Rakam Bang Rakam 4,337 Bang Rakam Plak Raet 3,636 Total 33,155 3 Noen Kum Bang Krathum Noen Kum 12,773 Urban area District Municipality People 4 Ban Yaeng Nakhon Thai Ban Yaeng 10,235 5 Nakhon Thai Nakhon ThaiNakhon Thai 9,278 6 Bang Krathum Bang KrathumHuai Kaeo 5,332 Bang KrathumSanam Khli 2,496 Bang KrathumBang Krathum 1,417 Total 9,245 7 Sai Yoi Noen MaprangSai Yoi 8,636 8 Wat Bot Wat BotWat Bot 8,078 9 Ban Mung Noen MaprangBan Mung 7,003 10 Pa Daeng Chat TrakanPa Daeng 5,408 11 Wang Thong Wang ThongWang Thong 4,62612 Noen Maprang Noen MaprangNoen Maprang 3,47813 Wong Khong Phrom PhiramWong Khong 3,21014 Ban Mai MueangBan Mai 1,98715 Phrom Phiram Phrom PhiramPhrom Phiram 1,143
Municipal/non-municipal areas Of the total population of Phitsanulok province, 31.8% live in municipal areas. In Mueang Phitsanulok district, this is 54.4% of the people. Between 30% and 50% in three districts live in municipal areas. In two districts this is between 20% and 25%. Finally, it is less than 15% in three districts, with Wang Thong district having the lowest rate at 3.8%. DistrictPopulationMunicipal areaNon-municipal area DataProportionDataProportion1Mueang291,311158,53454.4%132,77745.6%2Bang Krathum47,35922,01846.5%25,34153.5%3Bang Rakam94,64333,15535.0%61,48865.0%4Noen Maprang57,97219,11733.0%38,85567.0%5Nakhon Thai87,77219,51322.2%68,25977.8%6Wat Bot37,6948,07821.4%29,61678.6%7Chat Trakan41,3465,40813.1%35,93886.9%8Phrom Phiram86,1034,3535.1%81,75094.9%9Wang Thong121,0474,6263.8%116,42196.2% Total865,247274,80231.8%590,44568.2%
Revenues and expenditures For FY2019, the revenues and expenditures for the three separate entities are as follows: + District Total Taxes, duties Fees, fines Property Commerce Varied Subsidies Others Total 1,120.1 44.1 5.1 17.0 - 9.1 306.7 738.1 + District Total Central fund Personnel Operations Investments Subsidies Others Total 921.7 19.8 195.9 331.3 354.1 20.6 - The total revenue for Phitsanulok Provincial Administrative Organisation is 1,120.1 million baht (US$36.1 million) and the total amount of the expenditure is 921.7 million baht (US$29.7 million).The profit amounts to 198.4 million baht (US$6.4 million).