Mueang Lamphun District

Mueang Lamphun
เมืองลำพูน
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Lamphun Province
Coordinates: 18°34′41″N 99°1′4″E / 18.57806°N 99.01778°E / 18.57806; 99.01778Coordinates: 18°34′41″N 99°1′4″E / 18.57806°N 99.01778°E / 18.57806; 99.01778
Country  Thailand
Province Lamphun
Area
 • Total 479.8 km2 (185.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 140,486
 • Density 292.8/km2 (758/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 51000
Geocode 5101

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 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 subdistrict municipalities (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).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1.Nai Mueangในเมือง-14,068
2.Mueang Ngaเหมืองง่า1014,067
3.Umongอุโมงค์1113,558
4.Nong Chang Khuenหนองช้างคืน63,925
5.Pratu Paประตูป่า95,832
6.Rim Pingริมปิง107,088
7.Ton Thongต้นธง1110,982
8.Ban Paenบ้านแป้น96,445
9.Mueang Chiเหมืองจี้149,298
10.Pa Sakป่าสัก1811,797
11.Wiang Yongเวียงยอง86,096
12.Ban Klangบ้านกลาง128,195
13.Makhuea Chaeมะเขือแจ้2015,249
16.Si Bua Banศรีบัวบาน129,010
17.Nong Namหนองหนาม84,876

See also

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