people (54.4 percent). The urban area around the city of Phitsanulok has 156,547 people and around Ban Mai is this 1,987 people; 54.4 percent of the people in the district live in a municipal area, 132,277 people (45.6 percent) live in a non-municipal area. Economy Mueang Phitsanulok district is the shopping and service center of Phitsanulok Province. Department stores Big C Supercenter CentralPlaza Phitsanulok Lotus and Lotus Extra Makro 1 and 2 Thai Watsadu Phitsanulok Service Facilities 15 places of service facilities of the government in Hua Ro - Moo 4 and 5. 49 banks and financial institutions. 102 hotels. 210 groups of "One Tambon - One Product" (OTOP). Agriculture Four main crops Rice is the major product of the four main crops, with a production of 196,497 ton (15.3 percent of the provincial 1,284,164 ton).Crop area is or 7.3 percent of the province's crop area. 7,284 households are involved by the production. Cassava and maize production takes place on , involving 491 households. Crop area is just 2.0 percent of the province's crop area. Cane sugar production takes place on , 202 households are involved by the production. Crop area is just 3.3 percent of the province's crop area. Fruit trees and tree crops Mango, Banana, Lime, Longan, Tamarind and Pomelo production takes place on or just 0.3 percent of the province's harvest area, involving 307 households. Vegetable crops Watermelon, Chinese cabbage, Cabbage, Cucumber and Pumpkin production takes place on or 5.8 percent of the province's crops area, involving 198 households. Livestock farming Livestock farming produced commodities from chicken 597,497; duck 101,252; swine 16,732; cattle 3,540; buffalo 1,736; goat 2,446 and goose 141. Fishery Total catch from freshwater aquaculture was 1,144 ton, or 9.4 percent of 12,169 ton from Phitsanulok Province. Education Mueang Phitsanulok district is the educational center of Phitsanulok Province. There are many educational institutions at all levels, from kindergarten to university level, both government and private. Higher education There are six higher education institutes in or around the district with 38,553 students: Naresuan University with 16 faculties, 184 courses and with more than 22,000 students is leader of the universities in Phitsanulok province. Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University with 6 faculties. Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, campus Phitsanulok with 3 faculties. Phitsanulok University, a private university with 5 faculties is the last with 174 students. Sirindhorn College of Public Health Phitsanulok Province. Boromarajonani College of Nursing Buddhachinaraj. Vocational