Mueang Khon Kaen district explained

Official Name:Mueang Khon Kaen
Native Name:เมืองขอนแก่น
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khon Kaen
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Nai Mueang
Population Total:412758
Population As Of:2022
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:40000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4001
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.4383°N 102.8389°W
Motto:รักษาประเพณี พัฒนาท้องที่สร้างสามัคคีในสังคม นิยมประหยัด
Protect culture, Upgrade local, build Unity in Society, admire conserve.

Mueang Khon Kaen (in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄aŋ kʰɔ̌ːn kɛ̀n/; เมืองขอนแก่น, in Lao pronounced as /mɯ᷇aŋ kʰɔ̌ːn kɛ́n/) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Ban Haet, Phra Yuen, Ban Fang, Ubolratana, Nam Phong, and Sam Sung of Khon Kaen Province; Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham province.

History

On 29 April 1917, the district name was changed from Mueang to Phra Lap (พระลับ).[1] On 14 November 1937 it was renamed Mueang Khon Kaen.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into 17 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 272 villages (mubans). The city (thesaban nakhon) Khon Kaen covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. Tha Phra is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) covering parts of tambon Tha Phra. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop. (2008)[3]
1.Nai Muangในเมือง-118,203
2.Samranสำราญ139,637
3.Khok Siโคกสี148,788
4.Tha Phraท่าพระ2019,197
5.Ban Thumบ้านทุ่ม1717,088
6.Mueang Kaoเมืองเก่า1724,840
7.Phra Lapพระลับ1920,803
8.Sawathiสาวะถี2317,751
9.Ban Waบ้านหว้า1310,632
10.Ban Khoบ้านค้อ1915,352
11.Daeng Yaiแดงใหญ่107,190
12.Don Changดอนช้าง84,745
13.Don Hanดอนหัน159,812
14.Silaศิลา2844,194
15.Ban Petบ้านเป็ด2329,801
16.Nong Tumหนองตูม117,375
17.Bueng Niamบึงเนียม127,291
18.Non Thonโนนท่อน109,457

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Notes and References

  1. 29 April 1917 . ประกาศเรื่องเปลียนชืออำเภอ . Notice of changing district name . https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF . dead . 7 November 2011 . 15 November 2019 . Royal Thai Government Gazette . 34 . 40–68 ., page 60.
  2. 14 November 1938 . พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ . Royal Decree: Change name of Provinces and Districts . https://web.archive.org/web/20111108064242/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF . dead . 8 November 2011 . 20 April 2020 . Royal Thai Government Gazette . 55 . 658–666 ., page 659.
  3. Web site: Population statistics 2008. Department of Provincial Administration. 10 November 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090604170738/http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5140_01.html. 4 June 2009. dead.