- Mueang Maha Sarakham District
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Mueang Maha Sarakham
เมืองมหาสารคาม— Amphoe — Amphoe location in Maha Sarakham Province Coordinates: 16°11′3″N 103°18′4″E / 16.18417°N 103.30111°ECoordinates: 16°11′3″N 103°18′4″E / 16.18417°N 103.30111°E Country Thailand Province Maha Sarakham Seat Tambon Muban Amphoe established Area - Total 556.7 km2 (214.9 sq mi) Population (2005) - Total 142,325 - Density 255.7/km2 (662.3/sq mi) Time zone THA (UTC+7) Postal code 44000 Geocode 4401 Mueang Maha Sarakham (Thai: เมืองมหาสารคาม) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.
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Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Kae Dam, Wapi Pathum, Borabue, Kosum Phisai and Kantharawichai of Maha Sarakham Province, Khong Chai of Kalasin Province, and Changhan, Mueang Roi Et and Si Somdet of Roi Et Province.
History
In 1913 the district was renamed from Uthai Sarakham to Mueang Maha Sarakham.[1]
Administration
The district is subdivided into 14 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 182 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Maha Sarakham covers the whole tambon Talat. The township (thesaban tambon Waeng Nang covers parts of tambon Waeng Nang. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh. 1. Talat ตลาด - 40,298 2. Khwao เขวา 24 14,415 3. Tha Tum ท่าตูม 10 5,346 4. Waeng Nang แวงน่าง 17 12,997 5. Khok Ko โคกก่อ 16 8,104 6. Don Wan ดอนหว่าน 9 4,943 7. Koeng เกิ้ง 12 7,487 8. Kaeng Loeng Chan แก่งเลิงจาน 16 7,856 9. Tha Song Khon ท่าสองคอน 23 13,238 10. Lat Phatthana ลาดพัฒนา 19 7,650 11. Nong Pling หนองปลิง 8 5,050 12. Huai Aeng ห้วยแอ่ง 10 3,566 13. Nong No หนองโน 8 5,968 14. Bua Kho บัวค้อ 10 5,407 References
- ^ "แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 30 (0 ง): 1619–1620. October 19 1913. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2456/D/1619_1.PDF.
Mueang Maha Sarakham · Kae Dam · Kosum Phisai · Kantharawichai · Chiang Yuen · Borabue · Na Chueak · Phayakkhaphum Phisai · Wapi Pathum · Na Dun · Yang Sisurat · Kut Rang · Chuen Chom
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