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°E / 16.53806; 104.71472Coordinates: 16°32′17″N 104°42′53″E / 16.53806°N 104.71472°E / 16.53806; 104.71472
Country  Thailand
Province Mukdahan
Area
  Total 1,235.07 km2 (476.86 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 129,351
  Density 103.6/km2 (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]
1.Mukdahanมุกดาหาร632,211
2.Si Bun Rueangศรีบุญเรือง-6,850
3.Ban Khokบ้านโคก138,401
4.Bang Sai Yaiบางทรายใหญ่128,421
5.Phon Saiโพนทราย138,179
6.Phueng Daetผึ่งแดด135,557
7.Na Sokนาโสก169,811
8.Na Si Nuanนาสีนวน107,240
9.Kham Pa Laiคำป่าหลาย1712,034
10.Kham Ahuanคำอาฮวน1511,645
11.Dong Yenดงเย็น149,911
12.Dong Monดงมอน105,387
13.Kut Khaeกุดแข้63,704

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.

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