Mueang Mukdahan District

Mueang Mukdahan เมืองมุกดาหาร
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Mukdahan Province
Coordinates: 16°32′17″N 104°42′53″E / 16.53806°N 104.71472°ECoordinates: 16°32′17″N 104°42′53″E / 16.53806°N 104.71472°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Mukdahan
Area
• Total	1,235.07 km^2 (476.86 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	129,351
• Density	103.6/km^2 (268/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	49000
Geocode	4901

Mueang Mukdahan (Thai: เมืองมุกดาหาร) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Don Tan, Nikhom Kham Soi, Nong Sung, Khamcha-i, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province and Wan Yai of Mukdahan Province again. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province of Savannakhet.

The important water resource is the Mekong river.

History

The district goes back to the Mueang Mukdahan, which was administrated within the Monthon Udon Thani. In 1907 it was made a district of Nakhon Phanom Province. On September 27 1982 the southern part of Nakhon Phanom was split off to form the new province Mukdahan, and the district Mukdahan was renamed to Mueang Mukdahan as the capital district of the new province.^[1]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 144 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Mukdahan covers parts of tambon Mukdahan and the whole tambon Si Bun Rueang. The subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) Dong Yen covers the whole same-named tambon. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh.[2]
01.	Mukdahan	มุกดาหาร	6	32,211
02.	Si Bun Rueang	ศรีบุญเรือง	-	06,850
03.	Ban Khok	บ้านโคก	13	08,401
04.	Bang Sai Yai	บางทรายใหญ่	12	08,421
05.	Phon Sai	โพนทราย	13	08,179
06.	Phueng Daet	ผึ่งแดด	13	05,557
07.	Na Sok	นาโสก	16	09,811
08.	Na Si Nuan	นาสีนวน	10	07,240
09.	Kham Pa Lai	คำป่าหลาย	17	12,034
10.	Kham Ahuan	คำอาฮวน	15	11,645
11.	Dong Yen	ดงเย็น	14	09,911
12.	Dong Mon	ดงมอน	10	05,387
13.	Kut Khae	กุดแข้	6	03,704

References

1. พระราชบัญญัติตั้งจังหวัดมุกดาหาร พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๕ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 99 (121 ก ฉบับพิเศษ): 14–17. 1982-08-27.
2. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration.

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)