Mueang Chiang Rai District

Mueang Chiang Rai เมืองเชียงราย
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Chiang Rai Province
Coordinates: 19°54′31″N 99°49′57″E / 19.90861°N 99.8325°E / 19.90861; 99.8325Coordinates: 19°54′31″N 99°49′57″E / 19.90861°N 99.8325°E / 19.90861; 99.8325
Country	Thailand
Province	Chiang Rai
Seat
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
– Total	1,216.1 km2 (469.5 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	227,142
– Density	186.8/km2 (483.8/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	57000
Geocode	5701

Mueang Chiang Rai (Thai: เมืองเชียงราย; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ tɕʰīaŋ rāːj]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.

Rai Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park, Tambon Rop Wiang, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Rai

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Mae Fa Luang, Mae Chan, Wiang Chiang Rung, Wiang Chai, Thoeng, Pa Daet, Phan, Mae Lao, Mae Suai of Chiang Rai Province and Mae Ai of Chiang Mai Province.

The important water resource is the Kok River.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 256 villages (muban). The city (thesaban nakhon) Chiang Rai covers the whole tambon Wiang and parts of Rop Wiang, San Sai and Rum Kok. The township (thesaban tambon) San Sai covers parts of tambon San Sai, and Ban Du the whole tambon Ban Du. There are further 14 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Wiang	เวียง	5	12,430
2.	Rop Wiang	รอบเวียง	7	47,992
3.	Ban Du	บ้านดู่	19	14,542
4.	Nang Lae	นางแล	14	10,312
5.	Mae Khao Tom	แม่ข้าวต้ม	23	12,500
6.	Mae Yao	แม่ยาว	18	19,958
7.	San Sai	สันทราย	11	11,621
11.	Mae Kon	แม่กรณ์	13	6,439
12.	Huai Chomphu	ห้วยชมภู	11	13,494
13.	Huai Sak	ห้วยสัก	29	17,789
14.	Rim Kok	ริมกก	11	16,239
15.	Doi Lan	ดอยลาน	20	10,854
16.	Pa O Don Chai	ป่าอ้อดอนชัย	21	9,849
18.	Tha Sai	ท่าสาย	13	8,412
20.	Doi Hang	ดอยฮาง	8	4,444
21.	Tha Sut	ท่าสุด	11	10,267

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Mae Lao district.

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)