Mueang Uttaradit district
Mueang Uttaradit
เมืองอุตรดิตถ์ | |
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 District location in Uttaradit province | |
| Coordinates: 17°37′33″N 100°5′48″E / 17.62583°N 100.09667°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Uttaradit |
| Seat | Tha It |
| Area | |
• Total | 765.476 km2 (295.552 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 151,108 |
| • Density | 200.6/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 53000 |
| Geocode | 5301 |
Mueang Uttaradit (Thai: เมืองอุตรดิตถ์, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ ʔùt.tā.rā.dìt]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Uttaradit province, northern Thailand.
Geography
[edit]Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Tha Pla, Thong Saen Khan, Tron, Laplae of Uttaradit Province and Den Chai of Phrae province.
History
[edit]In 1917 the district's name was changed from "Mueang" to "Bang Pho" (บางโพ).[1] In 1938 it was again renamed "Mueang Uttaradit".[2]
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into 17 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 154 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Uttaradit covers the whole tambon Tha It. There are three more sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon): Wang Kaphi and Ban Ko each cover the whole of their eponymous tambons, and Ban Dan Na Kham covers parts of tambon Ban Dan Na Kham. There are a further 15 tambon Administrative Organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tha It | ท่าอิฐ | - | 34,500 |
| 2. | Tha Sao | ท่าเสา | 10 | 13,436 |
| 3. | Ban Ko | บ้านเกาะ | 8 | 8,863 |
| 4. | Pa Sao | ป่าเซ่า | 8 | 7,478 |
| 5. | Khung Taphao | คุ้งตะเภา | 8 | 8,765 |
| 6. | Wang Kaphi | วังกะพี้ | 9 | 10,364 |
| 7. | Hat Kruat | หาดกรวด | 9 | 7,771 |
| 8. | Nam Rit | น้ำริด | 10 | 7,127 |
| 9. | Ngio Ngam | งิ้วงาม | 15 | 9,040 |
| 10. | Ban Dan Na Kham | บ้านด่านนาขาม | 11 | 10,329 |
| 11. | Ban Dan | บ้านด่าน | 12 | 5,118 |
| 12. | Pha Chuk | ผาจุก | 14 | 8,499 |
| 13. | Wang Din | วังดิน | 11 | 4,664 |
| 14. | Saen To | แสนตอ | 8 | 3,374 |
| 15. | Hat Ngio | หาดงิ้ว | 10 | 4,979 |
| 16. | Khun Fang | ขุนฝาง | 7 | 3,926 |
| 17. | Tham Chalong | ถ้ำฉลอง | 4 | 2,875 |
References
[edit]- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011.
- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (ก): 658–666. 1938-11-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011.
- ^ "Population statistics 2009". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
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