Mueang Phichit district explained

Official Name:Mueang Phichit
Native Name:เมืองพิจิตร
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Phichit
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Nai Mueang
Population Total:112779
Population As Of:2008
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:66000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:6601
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.4383°N 100.35°W

Mueang Phichit (in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄a̯ŋ pʰí(ʔ).t͡ɕìt/) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Phichit province, central Thailand.

History

In 1917 the district's name was changed from Mueang to Tha Luang (ท่าหลวง).[1] In 1938 it was renamed Mueang Phichit.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 134 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Phichit covers tambon Nai Mueang. There are three more sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons). Tha Lo and Hua Dong each cover parts of their tambons, and Wang Krot parts of tambon Ban Bung. There are a further 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[3]
1.Nai Mueangในเมือง-23,521
2.Phai Khwangไผ่ขวาง83,727
3.Yan Yaoย่านยาว106,048
4.Tha Loท่าฬ่อ75,582
5.Pak Thangปากทาง95,945
6.Khlong Khachenคลองคะเชนทร์108,480
7.Rong Changโรงช้าง75,800
8.Mueang Kaoเมืองเก่า95,876
9.Tha Luangท่าหลวง106,355
10.Ban Bungบ้านบุ่ง77,462
11.Kha Mangฆะมัง126,368
12.Dong Pa Khamดงป่าคำ94,930
13.Hua Dongหัวดง97,044
15.Pa Makhapป่ามะคาบ148,518
19.Sai Kham Hoสายคำโห้52,579
20.Dong Klangดงกลาง94,544
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Sak Lek District.

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 34. ก. 40–68. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. dead. November 7, 2011. 1917-04-29. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 55. ก. 658–666. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20111108064242/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF. dead. November 8, 2011. 1938-11-14. Thai.
  3. Web site: Population statistics 2008. Department of Provincial Administration. 2009-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20090820203600/http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5166_01.html. 2009-08-20. dead.