Mueang Mukdahan District

Mueang Mukdahan (Thai: เมืองมุกดาหาร, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ múk.dāː.hǎːn]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.

Mueang Mukdahan

เมืองมุกดาหาร
District
District location in Mukdahan Province
Coordinates: 16°32′17″N 104°42′53″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceMukdahan
Area
 • Total1,235.07 km2 (476.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total129,351
 • Density103.6/km2 (268/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code49000
Geocode4901

Geography

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

The important water resource is the Mekong River.

History

The district dates back to the Mueang Mukdahan, which was administered by the Monthon Udon Thani.[1] In 1907 it was made a district of Nakhon Phanom Province.[2] On 27 September 1982 the southern part of Nakhon Phanom was split off to form the new province Mukdahan, and the Mukdahan District was renamed "Mueang Mukdahan" as the capital district of the new province.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 144 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Mukdahan covers parts of tambon Mukdahan and the entire tambon Si Bun Rueang. The sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) Dong Yen covers the whole tambon of the same name. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[4]
01.Mukdahanมุกดาหาร632,211
02.Si Bun Rueangศรีบุญเรือง-06,850
03.Ban Khokบ้านโคก1308,401
04.Bang Sai Yaiบางทรายใหญ่1208,421
05.Phon Saiโพนทราย1308,179
06.Phueng Daetผึ่งแดด1305,557
07.Na Sokนาโสก1609,811
08.Na Si Nuanนาสีนวน1007,240
09.Kham Pa Laiคำป่าหลาย1712,034
10.Kham Ahuanคำอาฮวน1511,645
11.Dong Yenดงเย็น1409,911
12.Dong Monดงมอน1005,387
13.Kut Khaeกุดแข้603,704

References
  1. "พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ เปลี่ยนนามมณฑล" (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 16 (11): 140. 1899-06-11.
  2. "Amphoe.com on Mueang Mukdahan district" (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  3. พระราชบัญญัติตั้งจังหวัดมุกดาหาร พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๕ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 99 (121 ก ฉบับพิเศษ): 14–17. 1982-08-27.
  4. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-09-17.


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