- Mueang Chumphon District
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Mueang Chumphon
เมืองชุมพร— Amphoe — Amphoe location in Chumphon Province Coordinates: 10°29′35″N 99°10′49″E / 10.49306°N 99.18028°ECoordinates: 10°29′35″N 99°10′49″E / 10.49306°N 99.18028°E 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
Mueang Chumphon · Tha Sae · Pathio · Lang Suan · Lamae · Phato · Sawi · Thung TakoCategories:- Amphoe of Chumphon
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