Mueang Chumphon District

Mueang Chumphon เมืองชุมพร
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Chumphon Province
Coordinates: 10°29′35″N 99°10′49″E / 10.49306°N 99.18028°E / 10.49306; 99.18028Coordinates: 10°29′35″N 99°10′49″E / 10.49306°N 99.18028°E / 10.49306; 99.18028
Country	Thailand
Province	Chumphon
Seat	Tha Taphao
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
- Total	748.39 km2 (289 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	141.765
- Density	189.4/km2 (490.5/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	86000
Geocode	8601

Mueang Chumphon (Thai: เมืองชุมพร) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Chumphon Province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Sawi of Chumphon Province, Kra Buri of Ranong Province, Tha Sae and Pathio of Chumphon Province again.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 165 villages (muban). Chumphon is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the whole tambon Tha Taphao and parts of tambon Bang Mak, Na Thung, Tak Daet, Khun Krathing and Wang Phai. There are further 3 townships (thesaban tambon) - Paknam Chumphon covers parts of tambon Paknam, Tha Yang the whole tambon Tha Yang, and Wang Phai parts of tambon Wang Phai. There are further 16 Tambon administrative organization.

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh. 1. Tha Taphao ท่าตะเภา - 12,622 2. Pak Nam ปากน้ำ 10 13,245 3. Tha Yang ท่ายาง 11 10,148 4. Bang Mak บางหมาก 13 12,188 5. Na Thung นาทุ่ง 10 10,803 6. Na Cha-ang นาชะอัง 9 6,189 7. Tak Daet ตากแดด 9 10,808 8. Bang Luek บางลึก 12 7,718 9. Hat Phan Krai หาดพันไกร 12 5,243 10. Wang Phai วังไผ่ 13 11,132 11. Wang Mai วังใหม่ 9 9,188 12. Ban Na บ้านนา 13 8,254 13. Khun Krathing ขุนกระทิง 8 3,976 14. Thung Kha ทุ่งคา 11 7,066 15. Wisai Nuea วิสัยเหนือ 12 6,260 16. Hat Sai Ri หาดทรายรี 7 3,893 17. Tham Sing ถ้ำสิงห์ 6 3,032

External links

• amphoe.com