- Amphoe Mueang Chumphon
Infobox Amphoe
thai=เมืองชุมพร
name=Mueang Chumphon
province=Chumphon
coordinates=coord|10|29|35|N|99|10|49|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Tha Taphao
area=748.39
population=141.765
population_as_of=2005
density=189.4
geocode=8601
postal_code=86000Mueang Chumphon ( _th. เมืองชุมพร) is the capital district ("
Amphoe Mueang ") ofChumphon Province , southernThailand .Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Sawi of Chumphon Province, Kra Buri of
Ranong Province , Tha Sae and Pathio of Chumphon Province again.Administration
The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 165 villages ("muban ").Chumphon is a town ("thesaban mueang ") which covers the whole "tambon" Tha Taphao and parts of "tambon" Bang Mak, Na Thung, Tak Daet, Khun Krathing and Wang Phai. There are further 3 townships ("thesaban tambon ") - Paknam Chumphon covers parts of "tambon" Paknam, Tha Yang the whole "tambon" Tha Yang, and Wang Phai parts of "tambon" Wang Phai. There are further 16 Tambon administrative organization.External links
* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=122&pv=11 amphoe.com]
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