- Amphoe Mueang Lamphun
Infobox Amphoe
name=Mueang Lamphun
thai=เมืองลำพูน
province=Lamphun
coordinates=coord|18|34|42|N|99|1|6|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=479.8
population=140,486
population_as_of=2005
density=292.8
postal_code=51000
geocode=5101Mueang Lamphun ( _th. เมืองลำพูน) is the capital district ("
Amphoe Mueang ") ofLamphun Province , northernThailand .Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mae Tha and Pa Sang of Lamphun Province, San Pa Tong, Hang Dong, Saraphi of
Chiang Mai Province , Ban Thi of Lamphun and Mae On of Chiang Mai again.The main river of the district is the
Ping River .Administration
The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 158 villages ("muban "). The town ("thesaban mueang ")Lamphun covers the whole "tambon" Nai Mueang. There are three more townships ("thesaban tambon ") - Umong and Rim Ping cover the complete same-named "tambon", and Ban Paen parts of "tambon" Ban Paen and Nong Nam. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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