Mueang Lamphun district explained

Official Name:Mueang Lamphun
Native Name:เมืองลำพูน
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lamphun
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:140486
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:51000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:5101
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:18.5781°N 99.0178°W

Mueang Lamphun (Thai: เมืองลำพูน; in Thai pronounced as /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.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
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

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