Chomphu, Phitsanulok

Chomphu

ชมพู
Chomphu ชมพู
Subdistrict
	Murals at Wat Nam Pat [th] in Chomphu District
	Coordinates: 16°41′00″N 100°40′00″E / 16.68333°N 100.66667°E / 16.68333; 100.66667
Country	Thailand
Province	Phitsanulok
District	Noen Maprang
Population (2005)
• Total	13,266
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	65190
Geocode	650901

Chomphu (Thai: ชมพู, pronounced [t͡ɕʰōm.pʰūː]) is a subdistrict in the Noen Maprang District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

History & naming

Chomphu, also colloquially known as Ban Chomphu (บ้านชมพู, pronounced [bâːn t͡ɕʰōm.pʰūː]) is regarded as the largest and most populous subdistrict of Noen Maprang District.

Originally, Chomphu was just a community in a remote area surrounded with forest. It used to be called Ban Sonphu when the locals first settled down as it was surrounded with thick forest and mountains. The area was once part of Nakhon Phamak District, Phitsanulok Province.

After the municipal zoning was made, the area used to be part of Wang Thong District and was called Ban Sonphu. However, today it is part of Noen Maprang District and its name has changed to Ban Chomphu. By the word phu (ภู) in this case means mountain. However, the spelling has changed therefore, the today spelling has nothing to do with mountain anymore.^[a]

Geography

The subdistrict lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The main water resource is canal Khlong Chomphu, an important natural attraction and part of Thung Salaeng Luang National Park.^[1]

Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's mubans, which roughly correspond to villages:^[2]

No.	English	Thai
1	Ban Chomphu Thai (South Ban Chomphu)	บ้านชมพูใต้
2	Ban Nam Pat	บ้านน้ำปาด
3	Ban Chomphu Nuea (North Ban Chomphu)	บ้านชมพูเหนือ
4	Ban Sam Rang	บ้านซำรัง
5	Ban Pluak Ngam	บ้านปลวกง่าม
6	Ban Nong Ya Plong	บ้านหนองหญ้าปล้อง
7	Ban Rak Thai	บ้านรักไทย
8	Ban Pha Thai	บ้านเผ่าไทย
9	Ban Cham Thong	บ้านซำต้อง
10	Ban Nong Ibong	บ้านหนองอีป๋อง
11	Ban Rom Glao	บ้านร่มเกล้า
12	Ban Noen Khlo	บ้านเนินคล้อ
13	Ban Thung Ai Thak	บ้านทุ่งไอ้ตาก
14	Ban Nong Thap Ruea	บ้านหนองทับเรือ
15	Ban Sam Rang Thai	บ้านซำรังใต้

Demography

Original locals migrated from Vientiane or Luang Prabang in Laos to be precise, during the World War II. They used to talk to others with traditional language, using today's impolite words.

Biodiversity

In 2009, four new species of small freshwater fish were found in the world in Khlong Chomphu in Chomphu Subdistrict. Divided into three species of fish in the genus of Akysis and one species in the genus of Acantopsis. They are all endemic species.^[3]

Places

Wat Chomphu Temple
Ban Chomphu Folk Museum
Ban Sam Rang Cloth Weaving Group

Notes

^ The current spelling uses พู, which means pink.

References

^ "ท่องป่า "คลองชมพู" ชมธรรมชาติงดงามยามฤดูแล้ง (คลิป)" [Trekking in the forest “Khlong Chomphu” to see the beautiful nature during the dry season (clip)]. NEW18 (in Thai). 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
^ Pitlocal.org^{[permanent dead link]} (in Thai)
^ "พบปลาพันธุ์ใหม่ 4 ชนิดในคลองชมพูเมืองสองแคว" [Found 4 new species of fish in Khlong Chomphu, Mueang Song Kwae]. Manager Online (in Thai). 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2023-06-04.

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[1] The current spelling uses พู, which means pink.

[2] "ท่องป่า "คลองชมพู" ชมธรรมชาติงดงามยามฤดูแล้ง (คลิป)" [Trekking in the forest “Khlong Chomphu” to see the beautiful nature during the dry season (clip)]. NEW18 (in Thai). 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-04.

[Pitlocal.org-3] Pitlocal.org^{[permanent dead link]} (in Thai)

[4] "พบปลาพันธุ์ใหม่ 4 ชนิดในคลองชมพูเมืองสองแคว" [Found 4 new species of fish in Khlong Chomphu, Mueang Song Kwae]. Manager Online (in Thai). 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2023-06-04.