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Mueang Tak
เมืองตาก— Amphoe — Amphoe location in Tak Province
Coordinates: 16°52′54″N 99°7′25″E / 16.88167°N 99.12361°ECoordinates: 16°52′54″N 99°7′25″E / 16.88167°N 99.12361°E Country 
ThailandProvince Tak Seat Nong Luang Tambon Muban Amphoe established Area – Total 1,599.356 km2 (617.5 sq mi) Population (2007) – Total 98,493 – Density 61.6/km2 (159.5/sq mi) Time zone THA (UTC+7) Postal code 63000 Geocode 6301 Mueang Tak (Thai: เมืองตาก) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Tak Province, northern Thailand.
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History
In Sukhothai era, Mueang Tak was the western frontier city.[1] The old location of the city was in Tambon Ko Taphao, now Ban Tak district. It was moved because its old location was not strategically good. Another old city name was Ra-haeng.
Mueang Tak district was established in 1886. The first district office was together with the Tak province hall. A new office was established beside Phahonyothin highway in 1956. However 1965 it burned down, thus the government rented the house of Luang San Buranurak as a temporary district office. The new office was finished and opened in 1967.
Ping River,view from Kittikachorn Bridge, Amphoe Mueang Tak
Geography
Neighboring districts are (clockwise from south): Wang Chao, Phop Phra, Mae Sot, Mae Ramat, Ban Tak of Tak Province, Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai Province, Phran Kratai, Kosamphi Nakhon of Kamphaeng Phet Province
The important water resources of the district is the Ping River. There are two national parks in the district: Lan Sang National Park and Taksin Maharat National Park (partly in neighboring Mae Sot).
Lan Sang Waterfall in Lan Sang National ParkAdministration
The district is subdivided into 14 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 102 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Tak covers the tambon Rahaeng, Nong Luang, Chiang Ngoen and Hua Diat, the subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) Mai Ngam the complete same-named tambon. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai Inh. 1. Rahaeng ระแหง 6,958 2. Nong Luang หนองหลวง 5,896 3. Chiang Ngoen เชียงเงิน 3,006 4. Hua Diat หัวเดียด 3,644 5. Nong Bua Nuea หนองบัวเหนือ 4,652 6. Mai Ngam ไม้งาม 9,570 7. Pong Daeng โป่งแดง 8,936 8. Nam Ruem น้ำรึม 11,688 9. Wang Hin วังหิน 9,300 11. Mae Tho แม่ท้อ 8,069 12. Pa Mamuang ป่ามะม่วง 4,142 13. Nong Bua Tai หนองบัวใต้ 6,072 14. Wang Prachop วังประจบ 12,231 15. Taluk Klang Thung ตลุกกลางทุ่ง 4,329 Numbers 10, 16 and 17 belong to the tambon which now form Wang Chao district.
References
- ^ "Tak Travel Information". Chiang Mai Vacations and Tours. http://www.chiangmai-vacations.com/about-our-destinations/tak-travel-information.php. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
Mueang Tak · Ban Tak · Sam Ngao · Mae Ramat · Tha Song Yang · Mae Sot · Phop Phra · Umphang · Wang ChaoCategories:- Amphoe of Tak
- Northern Thailand geography stubs
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