Mueang Phayao District

Mueang Phayao
เมืองพะเยา
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Phayao Province
Coordinates: 19°11′31″N 99°52′43″E / 19.19194°N 99.87861°E / 19.19194; 99.87861Coordinates: 19°11′31″N 99°52′43″E / 19.19194°N 99.87861°E / 19.19194; 99.87861
Country  Thailand
Province Phayao
Seat Ban Tom
Area
 • Total 842.1 km2 (325.1 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 126,750
 • Density 143.8/km2 (372/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 56000
Geocode 5601

Mueang Phayao (Thai: เมืองพะเยา; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ pʰā.jāw]) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Phayao Province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mai Chai of Phayao Province, Pa Daet of Chiang Rai Province, Phu Kamyao, Dok Khamtai of Phayao Province again, Ngao and Wang Nuea of Lampang Province.

Doi Luang, the highest point of the Phi Pan Nam Range is located at the western end of the district.[1]

History

1917 the district Phayao was renamed to Mueang Phayao.[2] In 1938 the word Mueang was removed again, as only the capital districts of the provinces were supposed to have that name.[3] With the creation of Phayao province in 1977, the district was named Mueang Phayao again.[4]

Administration

Central administration

The district Mueang Phayao is subdivided into 15 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 172 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[5]
1.Wiangเวียง-9,773
2.Mae Tamแม่ต๋ำ-7,694
4.Mae Na Rueaแม่นาเรือ188,872
5.Ban Tunบ้านตุ่น114,944
6.Ban Tamบ้านต๊ำ137,274
7.Ban Tomบ้านต๋อม1812,462
8.Mae Puemแม่ปืม189,250
10.Mae Kaแม่กา1820,019
11.Ban Maiบ้านใหม่94,761
12.Cham Pa Waiจำป่าหวาย138,454
13.Tha Wang Thongท่าวังทอง1415,097
14.Mae Saiแม่ใส126,263
15.Ban Sangบ้านสาง94,339
16.Tha Champiท่าจำปี113,935
18.San Pa Muangสันป่าม่วง83,613

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Phu Kamyao.

Local administration

There is one town (Thesaban Mueang) in the district:

There are 9 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

There are 4 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. ↑ Northern Thailand- Geography 3
  2. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 34 (0 ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29.
  3. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 55 (0 ก): 658–666. 1938-11-14.
  4. ↑ พระราชบัญญัติตั้งจังหวัดพะเยา พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 94 (69 ก ฉบับพิเศษ): 1–3. 1977-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-05-15.

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