Mueang Narathiwat District

Mueang Narathiwat เมืองนราธิวาส
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Narathiwat Province
Coordinates: 6°25′34″N 101°49′23″E / 6.42611°N 101.82306°E / 6.42611; 101.82306Coordinates: 6°25′34″N 101°49′23″E / 6.42611°N 101.82306°E / 6.42611; 101.82306
Country	Thailand
Province	Narathiwat
Seat	Bang Nak
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
- Total	305.115 km2 (117.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	108,644
- Density	356.1/km2 (922.3/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	96000
Geocode	9601

Mueang Narathiwat (Thai: เมืองนราธิวาส) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand.

History

The area of Mueang Narathiwat was originally a village named Menara (เมอนารา or เมอนารอ), under Mueang Sai Buri. Later it was upgraded to a Tambon and changed to be controlled by Mueang Ra-ngae. Tambon Manalo grew bigger and bigger, so the government moved the city hall from Tambon Tanyong Mat to Manalo. Then they upgraded Tambon Manalo to Mueang Bang Nara. King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) renamed the city to Narathiwat in 1915,^[1] however in 1917 the district was renamed from Mueang to the old name Bang Nara.^[2] In 1938 the district name was changed to Mueang Narathiwat district as the province name.^[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Tak Bai, Cho-airong, Ra-ngae, Yi-ngo, Bacho of Narathiwat Province, Mai Kaen of Pattani Province and the Gulf of Thailand.

The important water resource is the Bang Nara River.

The Ao Manao-Khao Tanyong National Park is located within the district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 57 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Narathiwat covers parts of tambon Bang Nak. The 6 remaining tambon are each led by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Bang Nak	บางนาค	-	40,406
2.	Lam Phu	ลำภู	11	10,543
3.	Manang Tayo	มะนังตายอ	7	7,721
4.	Bang Po	บางปอ	8	9,844
5.	Kaluwo	กะลุวอ	7	8,382
6.	Kaluwo Nuea	กะลุวอเหนือ	12	13,575
7.	Khok Khian	โคกเคียน	12	18,173

References

1. ^ "ประกาศ เปลี่ยนชื่อเมืองบางนรา เป็นเมืองนราธิวาส" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 32 (0 ก): 145. 1915-08-08. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2458/A/145.PDF. 
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 55 (0 ก): 658–666. 1938-11-14. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF. 

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)
• Ao Manao-Khao Tanyong National Park