- Mueang Lampang District
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Mueang Lampang
เมืองลำปาง— Amphoe — Amphoe location in Lampang Province Coordinates: 18°17′31″N 99°30′16″E / 18.29194°N 99.50444°ECoordinates: 18°17′31″N 99°30′16″E / 18.29194°N 99.50444°E Country Thailand
Province Lampang Seat Area – Total 1,156.6 km2 (446.6 sq mi) Population (2008) – Total 235,092 – Density 205.2/km2 (531.5/sq mi) Time zone THA (UTC+7) Postal code 52000 Geocode 5201 Mueang Lampang (Thai: เมืองลำปาง; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ lām.pāːŋ]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.
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Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Pan, Chae Hom, Mae Mo, Mae Tha, Ko Kha and Hang Chat of Lampang Province, Mae Tha of Lamphun Province, and Mae On of Chiang Mai Province.
History
In 1917 the district was renamed from Mueang to Mueang Lampang.[1]
Administration
The district is subdivided into 19 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 180 villages (muban). Lampang is a city (thesaban nakhon) covering the tambon Wiang Nuea, Suan Dok, Sop Tui and parts of tambon Hua Wiang, Phichai, Chomphu, Phrabat and Bo Haeo. The town (thesaban mueang) Khelang Nakhon covers the tambon Kluai Phae and Pong Saen Thong, and parts of tambon Phrabat and Chomphu. There are two more subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Bo Haeo and Phichai each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[2] 1. Wiang Nuea เวียงเหนือ - 12,008 2. Hua Wiang หัวเวียง - 11,341 3. Suan Dok สวนดอก - 5,616 4. Sop Tui สบตุ๋ย - 15,100 5. Phra Bat พระบาท 9 21,838 6. Chomphu ชมพู 14 26,803 7. Kluai Phae กล้วยแพะ 5 9,651 8. Pong Saen Thong ปงแสนทอง 11 18,052 9. Ban Laeng บ้านแลง 12 6,993 10. Ban Sadet บ้านเสด็จ 14 11,094 11. Phichai พิชัย 16 21,058 12. Thung Fai ทุ่งฝาย 9 8,213 13. Ban Ueam บ้านเอื้อม 15 10,401 14. Ban Pao บ้านเป้า 12 6,979 15. Ban Kha บ้านค่า 8 5,849 16. Bo Haeo บ่อแฮ้ว 17 18,777 17. Ton Thong Chai ต้นธงชัย 13 15,093 18. Nikhom Phatthana นิคมพัฒนา 14 5,061 19. Bunnak Phatthana บุญนาคพัฒนา 11 5,165 References
- ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 34 (0 ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF.
- ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5152_01.html.
External links
- [ amphoe.com] (Thai)
Categories:- Amphoe of Lampang
- Lampang Province geography stubs
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