Amphoe Mueang Mukdahan

Infobox Amphoe
name=Mueang Mukdahan
thai=เมืองมุกดาหาร
province=Mukdahan
coordinates=coord|16|32|17|N|104|42|53|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=1,235.07
population=128,005
population_as_of=2005
density=103.6
postal_code=49000
geocode=4901

Mueang Mukdahan ( _th. เมืองมุกดาหาร) is the capital district ("Amphoe Mueang") of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Don Tan, Nikhom Kham Soi, Nong Sung, Khamcha-i, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province and Wan Yai of Mukdahan Province again. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province of Savannakhet.

The important water resource is the Mekong river.

History

The district goes back to the "Mueang" Mukdahan, which was administrated within the Monthon Udon Thani. In 1907 it was made a district of Nakhon Phanom Province. On September 27 1982 the southern part of Nakhon Phanom was split off to form the new province Mukdahan, and the district Mukdahan was renamed to Mueang Mukdahan as the capital district of the new province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 143 villages ("muban"). The town ("thesaban mueang") Mukdahan covers parts of "tambon" Mukdahan and the whole "tambon" Si Bun Rueang. The township ("thesaban tambon") Dong Yen covers the whole same-named "tambon". There are further 12 Tambon administrative organization (TAO).