Nuea Khlong district
District in Krabi, Thailand
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Nuea Khlong (Thai: เหนือคลอง, pronounced [nɯ̌a̯ kʰlɔ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in Krabi province, Thailand.
Nuea Khlong
เหนือคลอง | |
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District location in Krabi province | |
| Coordinates: 8°4′29″N 99°0′13″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Krabi |
| Seat | Nuea Khlong |
| Area | |
• Total | 414.8 km2 (160.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2548) | |
• Total | 54,789 |
| • Density | 132.1/km2 (342/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 81130 |
| Geocode | 8108 |
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).
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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]
