Mueang Nonthaburi District

Mueang Nonthaburi เมืองนนทบุรี
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Nonthaburi Province
Coordinates: 13°51′44″N 100°30′48″E / 13.86222°N 100.51333°E / 13.86222; 100.51333Coordinates: 13°51′44″N 100°30′48″E / 13.86222°N 100.51333°E / 13.86222; 100.51333
Country	Thailand
Province	Nonthaburi
Seat	Bang Kraso
Tambon	10
Muban	26 (administrative)
Amphoe established
Area
- Total	77.01 km2 (29.7 sq mi)
Population (2008)
- Total	353,923
- Density	4,591.33/km2 (11,891.5/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	11000
Geocode	1201

Mueang Nonthaburi (Thai: เมืองนนทบุรี; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ nōntʰáʔbūrīː]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Nonthaburi province in Thailand. The city of Nonthaburi has 267,001 inhabitants, while the whole district has 348,553.

History

The district was originally named Talat Khwan. Simon de la Loubère, who was a French envoy extraordinary to the king of Ayutthaya, wrote in his book about Talat Khwan (Talacoan) as a principle place of the Chaophraya river side.^[1] However it is unknown what year it was established. In 1917 the provincial administration of Nonthaburi was moved into the district, and thus the district was renamed to Mueang Nonthaburi. From January 1 1943 till May 9 1946 the province Nonthaburi was abolished and split between Thonburi and Phra Nakhon province, thus the district, which was then under Phra Nakhon province, was renamed to simply Nonthaburi.^[2] After the recreation of the province it changed back to be Mueang Nonthaburi.^[3]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 77 villages (muban). The city (thesaban nakhon) of Nonthaburi covers the tambon Suan Yai, Talat Khwan, Bang Khen, Bang Kraso and Tha Sai. Bang Si Mueang has town status (thesaban mueang) and covers the tambon Bang Si Mueang and Bang Krang. Sai Ma has township status (thesaban tambon) and covers the same-named tambon.

No.	Name	Thai	Inh.	Villages
1.	Suan Yai	สวนใหญ่	39,270	9
2.	Talat Khwan	ตลาดขวัญ	55,298	11
3.	Bang Khen	บางเขน	42,819	9
4.	Bang Kraso	บางกระสอ	55,574	9
5.	Tha Sai	ท่าทราย	73,827	7
6.	Bang Phai	บางไผ่	8,027	5
7.	Bang Si Mueang	บางศรีเมือง	21,986	5
8.	Bang Krang	บางกร่าง	22,095	10
9.	Sai Ma	ไทรม้า	17,261	6
10.	Bang Rak Noi	บางรักน้อย	15,344	6

References

1. ^ La Loubére, Simon de: A New Historical Relation of the Kingdom of Siam, London: 1693, p.4
2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๖" (in Thai) (PDF). Royal Gazette 60 (3 ก): 103–105. January 12 1943. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2486/A/003/103.PDF. 
3. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอบางแห่ง พ.ศ. ๒๔๘๙" (in Thai) (PDF). Royal Gazette 63 (63 ก): 486–488. September 28 1946. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2489/A/063/486.PDF. 

External links

• amphoe.com