Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat District

Muang Nakhon Si Thammarat
เมืองนครศรีธรรมราช
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Coordinates: 8°25′12″N 99°57′48″E / 8.42000°N 99.96333°E / 8.42000; 99.96333Coordinates: 8°25′12″N 99°57′48″E / 8.42000°N 99.96333°E / 8.42000; 99.96333
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Si Thammarat
Seat Nai Mueang
Area
  Total 617.4 km2 (238.4 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Total 266,613
  Density 431.83/km2 (1,118.4/sq mi)
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code 80000
Geocode 8001

Nakhon Si Thammarat (Thai: นครศรีธรรมราช) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Pak Phanang, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Phra Phrom, Lan Saka, Phrom Khiri and Tha Sala. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 114 villages (muban).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.     
1.Nai Mueangในเมือง-46,364
2.Tha Wangท่าวัง-17,234
3.Khlangคลัง-18,638
6.Tha Raiท่าไร่68,437
7.Pak Nakhonปากนคร612,501
8.Na Saiนาทราย66,124
12.Kamphaeng Saoกำแพงเซา99,784
13.Chaiyamontriไชยมนตรี56,460
14.Mamuang Song Tonมะม่วงสองต้น64,422
15.Na Khianนาเคียน812,506
16.Tha Ngioท่างิ้ว910,425
18.Pho Sadetโพธิ์เสด็จ931,709
19.Bang Chakบางจาก1111,521
20.Pak Phunปากพูน1236,063
21.Tha Sakท่าซัก99,743
22.Tha Rueaท่าเรือ1822,968
 

The missing numbers 9-11 and 17 belong to communes which were split off in 1994 to form the district Phra Phrom.

Nakhon Si Thammarat itself has city status (thesaban nakhon) and covers the tambon Nai Mueang, Tha Wang, Khlang, and parts of Na Khian and Pho Sadet. There are further three townships (thesaban tambon) - Bang Chak each covering parts of the same-named tambon, Tha Phae covering parts of tambon Pak Phun, and Pak Nakhon covering parts of the tambon Tha Rai and Pak Nakhon. There are also 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

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