Amphoe Mueang Tak

Infobox Amphoe
name=Mueang Tak
thai=เมืองตาก
province=Tak
coordinates=coord|16|52|54|N|99|7|25|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Nong Luang
area=1,599.356
population=98,493
population_as_of=2007
density=61.6
postal_code=63000
geocode=6301

Mueang Tak ( _th. เมืองตาก) is the capital district ("Amphoe Mueang") of Tak Province, northern Thailand.

History

In Sukhothai era, "Mueang" Tak was the western frontier city.cite web|url=http://www.chiangmai-vacations.com/about-our-destinations/tak-travel-information.php|title=Tak Travel Information|publisher=Chiang Mai Vacations and Tours|accessdate=2008-08-12] 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.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (south from clockwise): 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).

Administration

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).Numbers 10, 16 and 17 belong to the "tambon" which now form Wang Chao district.

References

External links

* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=185&pv=16 amphoe.com] (Thai)