Mueang Lamphun district

Mueang Lamphun
เมืองลำพูน
District location in Lamphun province
District location in Lamphun province
Coordinates: 18°34′41″N 99°1′4″E / 18.57806°N 99.01778°E / 18.57806; 99.01778
CountryThailand
ProvinceLamphun
Area
 • Total479.8 km2 (185.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total140,486
 • Density292.8/km2 (758/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code51000
Geocode5101

Mueang Lamphun (Thai: เมืองลำพูน; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ lām.pʰūːn]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Lamphun province, northern Thailand.

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.

The main river of the district is the Ping River.

Administration

The district is divided into 17 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 158 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Lamphun covers tambon Nai Mueang. There are three more sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons): Umong and Rim Ping cover the complete same-named tambons, and Ban Paen parts of tambons Ban Paen and Nong Nam. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Nai Mueang ในเมือง - 14,068
2. Mueang Nga เหมืองง่า 10 14,067
3. Umong อุโมงค์ 11 13,558
4. Nong Chang Khuen หนองช้างคืน 6 3,925
5. Pratu Pa ประตูป่า 9 5,832
6. Rim Ping ริมปิง 10 7,088
7. Ton Thong ต้นธง 11 10,982
8. Ban Paen บ้านแป้น 9 6,445
9. Mueang Chi เหมืองจี้ 14 9,298
10. Pa Sak ป่าสัก 18 11,797
11. Wiang Yong เวียงยอง 8 6,096
12. Ban Klang บ้านกลาง 12 8,195
13. Makhuea Chae มะเขือแจ้ 20 15,249
16. Si Bua Ban ศรีบัวบาน 12 9,010
17. Nong Nam หนองหนาม 8 4,876

External links

  • amphoe.com (Thai)
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