| Official Name: | Mueang Chumphon |
| Native Name: | เมืองชุมพร |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chumphon |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tha Taphao |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tambon |
| Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
| Established Title: | District established |
| Population Total: | 144,682[1] |
| Population As Of: | 9 June 1996 |
| Population Density Km2: | 213 |
| Area Total Km2: | 748.39 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 86000 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 8601 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 10.4931°N 99.1803°W |
Mueang Chumphon (Thai: เมืองชุมพร, in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄a̯ŋ t͡ɕʰūm.pʰɔ̄ːn/) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Chumphon province, southern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Sawi of Chumphon Province, Kra Buri of Ranong province, Tha Sae and Pathio of Chumphon Province.
On 29 April 1917 the district's name was changed from Mueang to Tha Tapao (ท่าตะเภา).[2] On 14 November 1938 it was renamed Mueang Chumphon.[3]
The district is divided into 17 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 165 villages (mubans). 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 a further three townships (thesaban tambons): Paknam Chumphon covers parts of tambon Paknam, Tha Yang the whole tambon Tha Yang, and Wang Phai parts of tambon Wang Phai. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organization.
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