Mueang Kanchanaburi District

Mueang Kanchanaburi เมืองกาญจนบุรี
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Kanchanaburi Province
Coordinates: 14°0′12″N 99°33′0″E / 14.00333°N 99.55°E / 14.00333; 99.55Coordinates: 14°0′12″N 99°33′0″E / 14.00333°N 99.55°E / 14.00333; 99.55
Country	Thailand
Province	Kanchanaburi
Seat	Pak Phraek
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
- Total	1,236.28 km2 (477.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	153,597
- Density	124.2/km2 (321.7/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	71000
Geocode	7101

Mueang Kanchanaburi (Thai: เมืองกาญจนบุรี) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.

History

Mueang Kanchanaburi was changed status to be the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Kanchanaburi province in 1913.

The old district office was located at Lak Mueang Road, Tambon Ban Nuea. It was moved to Sang Chuto Road, Tambon Pak Phraek on October 1, 1954.

Geography

Neighboring are (from west clockwise) Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar, Sai Yok, Si Sawat, Bo Phloi, Tha Muang, Dan Makham Tia of Kanchanaburi Province and Suan Phueng of Ratchaburi Province.

The important water resources are the Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai rivers, which join at the town Kanchanaburi to form the Mae Klong River.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 99 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Kanchanaburi covers the tambon Ban Nuea, Ban Tai, and parts of Pak Phraek, Tha Makham, and also parts of the tambon Tha Lo of neighboring Tha Muang district. Additionally there are 3 townships (thesaban tambon) - Kaeng Sian, Nong Bua and Talat Ya each covering parts of the same-named tambon, and 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Ban Nuea	บ้านเหนือ	-	11,851
2.	Ban Tai	บ้านใต้	-	6,842
3.	Pak Phraek	ปากแพรก	13	28,688
4.	Tha Makham	ท่ามะขาม	5	12,422
5.	Kaeng Sian	แก่งเสี้ยน	9	9,154
6.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	8	9,272
7.	Lat Ya	ลาดหญ้า	7	30,161
8.	Wang Dong	วังด้ง	11	8,023
9.	Chong Sadao	ช่องสะเดา	7	3,649
10.	Nong Ya	หนองหญ้า	9	7,423
11.	Ko Samrong	เกาะสำโรง	8	7,298
13.	Ban Kao	บ้านเก่า	15	12,657
16.	Wang Yen	วังเย็น	7	6,157

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Dan Makham Tia

External links

• amphoe.com