Mueang Chanthaburi District

Mueang Chanthaburi เมืองจันทบุรี
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Chanthaburi Province
Coordinates: 12°36′38″N 102°6′15″E / 12.61056°N 102.10417°E / 12.61056; 102.10417Coordinates: 12°36′38″N 102°6′15″E / 12.61056°N 102.10417°E / 12.61056; 102.10417
Country	Thailand
Province	Chanthaburi
Seat	Wat Mai
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
– Total	253.093 km2 (97.7 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	119,203
– Density	471.0/km2 (1,219.9/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	22000
Geocode	2201

Mueang Chanthaburi (Thai: เมืองจันทบุรี) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khao Khitchakut, Makham, Khlung, Laem Sing and Tha Mai of Chanthaburi Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 98 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Chanthaburi covers the whole tambon Talat and Wat Mai. Three further 5 townships (thesaban tambon - Phlapphla Narai covers parts of tambon Phlapphla and Khlong Narai, Chanthanimit the whole tambon Chantha Nimit, and Tha Chang, Nong Bua and Bang Ka Cha each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Talat	ตลาด	-	10,872
2.	Wat Mai	วัดใหม่	-	16,730
3.	Khlong Narai	คลองนารายณ์	14	7,838
4.	Ko Khwang	เกาะขวาง	9	9,678
5.	Khom Bang	คมบาง	10	4,421
6.	Tha Chang	ท่าช้าง	12	24,102
7.	Chanthanimit	จันทนิมิต	9	14,153
8.	Bang Kacha	บางกะจะ	10	9,520
9.	Salaeng	แสลง	10	4,621
10.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	11	6,007
11.	Phlapphla	พลับพลา	13	11,261

External links

• amphoe.com