Mueang Chiang Rai District
| Mueang Chiang Rai เมืà¸à¸‡à¹€à¸Šà¸µà¸¢à¸‡à¸£à¸²à¸¢ | |
|---|---|
| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Chiang Rai Province | |
| Coordinates: 19°54′31″N 99°49′57″E / 19.90861°N 99.83250°ECoordinates: 19°54′31″N 99°49′57″E / 19.90861°N 99.83250°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand |
| Province | Chiang Rai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,216.1 km2 (469.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 227,142 |
| • Density | 186.8/km2 (484/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 57000 |
| Geocode | 5701 |
Mueang Chiang Rai (Thai: เมืà¸à¸‡à¹€à¸Šà¸µà¸¢à¸‡à¸£à¸²à¸¢; IPA: [mɯ̄aÅ‹ tÉ•Ê°Ä«aÅ‹ rÄËj], Lanna:mɯaÅ‹.tÉ•iaÅ‹.haaj) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Mae Fa Luang, Mae Chan, Wiang Chiang Rung, Wiang Chai, Thoeng, Pa Daet, Phan, Mae Lao, Mae Suai of Chiang Rai Province and Mae Ai of Chiang Mai Province.
The Phi Pan Nam Mountains dominate the landscape of the southern side of the district. The Kok River is an important water resource.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 256 villages (muban). The city (thesaban nakhon) Chiang Rai covers the whole tambon Wiang and parts of Rop Wiang, San Sai and Rum Kok. The township (thesaban tambon) San Sai covers parts of tambon San Sai, and Ban Du the whole tambon Ban Du. There are further 14 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Sub-District Name | Northern Thai Name | Thai Name | Villages | Houses | Population[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wiang |  | เวียง | - | 8,015 | 11,371 |
| 2. | Rop Wiang |  | รà¸à¸šà¹€à¸§à¸µà¸¢à¸‡ | 7 | 25,300 | 48,930 |
| 3. | Ban Du |  | บ้านดู่ | 19 | 86,49 | 16,062 |
| 4. | Nang Lae |  | นางà¹à¸¥ | 14 | 4,309 | 10,271 |
| 5. | Mae Khao Tom |  | à¹à¸¡à¹ˆà¸‚้าวต้ม | 23 | 4,596 | 11,916 |
| 6. | Mae Yao |  | à¹à¸¡à¹ˆà¸¢à¸²à¸§ | 18 | 7,634 | 17,746 |
| 7. | San Sai |  | สันทราย | 11 | 4,863 | 9,469 |
| 8. | Mae Kon |  | à¹à¸¡à¹ˆà¸à¸£à¸“์ | 13 | 2,732 | 6,207 |
| 9. | Huai Chomphu |  | ห้วยชมภู | 11 | 3,986 | 10,567 |
| 10. | Huai Sak |  | ห้วยสัภ| 30 | 6,844 | 17,235 |
| 11. | Rim Kok |  | ริมà¸à¸ | 11 | 8,132 | 17,383 |
| 12. | Doi Lan |  | ดà¸à¸¢à¸¥à¸²à¸™ | 20 | 3,761 | 10,452 |
| 13. | Pa O Don Chai |  | ป่าà¸à¹‰à¸à¸”à¸à¸™à¸Šà¸±à¸¢ | 21 | 4,107 | 10,049 |
| 14. | Tha Sai |  | ท่าสาย | 13 | 4,017 | 8,736 |
| 15. | Doi Hang |  | ดà¸à¸¢à¸®à¸²à¸‡ | 8 | 1,874 | 4,401 |
| 16. | Tha Sut |  | ท่าสุด | 11 | 4,616 | 12,930 |
References
- ↑ จำนวนประชาà¸à¸£à¹à¸¥à¸°à¸šà¹‰à¸²à¸™ จำà¹à¸™à¸à¹€à¸›à¹‡à¸™à¸£à¸²à¸¢à¸à¸³à¹€à¸ ภà¹à¸¥à¸°à¸£à¸²à¸¢à¸•à¸³à¸šà¸¥ จังหวัดเชียงราย ณ เดืà¸à¸™à¸˜à¸±à¸™à¸§à¸²à¸„ม พ.ศ. 2553, สำนัà¸à¸šà¸£à¸´à¸«à¸²à¸£à¸—ะเบียน à¸à¸£à¸¡à¸à¸²à¸£à¸›à¸à¸„รà¸à¸‡ à¸à¸£à¸°à¸—รวงมหาดไทย
External links
Chiang Rai travel guide from Wikivoyage- amphoe.com (Thai)
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