Mueang Mukdahan
เมืองมุกดาหาร
District location in Mukdahan province
District location in Mukdahan province
Coordinates: 16°32′17″N 104°42′53″E / 16.53806°N 104.71472°E / 16.53806; 104.71472
Country Thailand
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

Mueang Mukdahan (Thai: เมืองมุกดาหาร, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ múk.dāː.hǎːn]) 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, 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]
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. "พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ เปลี่ยนนามมณฑล" (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 16 (11): 140. 1899-06-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2012.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2012.
  4. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-09-17.


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