Mueang Surin District

Mueang Surin
เมืองสุรินทร์
Amphoe

Tambon Tha Sawang Silk, well-known handicraft of Amphoe Mueang Surin

Amphoe location in Surin Province
Coordinates: 14°52′54″N 103°29′36″E / 14.88167°N 103.49333°E / 14.88167; 103.49333Coordinates: 14°52′54″N 103°29′36″E / 14.88167°N 103.49333°E / 14.88167; 103.49333
Country  Thailand
Province Surin
Seat Nai Mueang
Area
  Total 915.1 km2 (353.3 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 257,845
  Density 281.1/km2 (728/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 32000
Geocode 3201

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

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chom Phra, Khwao Sinarin, Sikhoraphum, Lamduan and Prasat of Surin Province, Krasang and Satuek of Buriram Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 21 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 292 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Surin covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. Mueang Thi is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Mueang Thi. There are further 20 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[1]
1.Nai Mueangในเมือง-40,295
2.Tang Chaiตั้งใจ95,586
3.Phia Ramเพี้ยราม167,728
4.Na Diนาดี1713,510
5.Tha Sawangท่าสว่าง2116,450
6.Salakdaiสลักได1611,001
7.Ta Ongตาอ็อง1610,563
9.Samrongสำโรง159,275
10.Kae Yaiแกใหญ่139,226
11.Nok Mueangนอกเมือง2230,442
12.Kho Khoคอโค1210,067
13.Sawaiสวาย1413,024
14.Chaniangเฉนียง2011,764
16.Thenmiเทนมีย์1410,941
18.Na Buaนาบัว1912,554
19.Mueang Thiเมืองที1410,741
20.Ramราม138,929
21.Bu Rue Siบุฤาษี106,939
22.Trasaengตระแสง127,291
25.Salaeng Phanแสลงพันธ์96,155
26.Ka Koกาเกาะ125,364

Missing numbers now form the district Khwao Sinrin.

References

  1. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration.

External links

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