Mueang Chachoengsao district explained

Official Name:Mueang Chachoengsao
Native Name:เมืองฉะเชิงเทรา
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chachoengsao
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:158,722
Population As Of:2017
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:24000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:2401
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:13.6886°N 101.0708°W

Mueang Chachoengsao (Thai: เมืองฉะเชิงเทรา, in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄a̯ŋ t͡ɕʰàʔ.t͡ɕʰɤ̄ːŋ.sāw/), formerly named the Mueang Paet Rio District (Thai: เมืองแปดริ้ว), is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Chachoengsao province, Eastern Thailand.

History

Mueang Chachoengsao district was established in 1896. The present district office is close to the bank of the Bang Pakong River in Na Mueang subdistrict.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Bang Nam Priao, Khlong Khuean, Bang Khla, Ban Pho of Chachoengsao Province; Bang Bo of Samut Prakan province; Lat Krabang and Nong Chok of Bangkok.

The important water resource are the Bang Pakong River and Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet.

Administration

Central administration

Mueang Chachoengsao is divided into 19 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 192 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[1]
1.Na MueangThai: หน้าเมือง-39,328
2.Tha KhaiThai: ท่าไข่1710,498
3.Ban MaiThai: บ้านใหม่52,857
4.Khlong NaThai: คลองนา54,988
5.Bang Tin PetThai: บางตีนเป็ด138,963
6.Bang PhaiThai: บางไผ่104,866
7.Khlong Chuk KrachoeThai: คลองจุกกระเฌอ82,848
8.Bang KaeoThai: บางแก้ว126,279
9.Bang KhwanThai: บางขวัญ146,909
10.Khlong Nakhon Nueang KhetThai: คลองนครเนื่องเขต177,703
11.Wang TakhianThai: วังตะเคียน106,487
12.SothonThai: โสธร76,619
13.Bang PhraThai: บางพระ105,975
14.Bang KahaiThai: บางกะไห94,155
15.Nam DaengThai: หนามแดง73,196
16.Khlong PrengThai: คลองเปรง1210,283
17.Khlong Udom ChonlachonThai: คลองอุดมชลจร98,756
18.Khlong Luang PhaengThai: คลองหลวงแพ่ง1412,002
19.Bang ToeiThai: บางเตย136,010

Local administration

There is one town (thesaban mueang) in the district:

There is one subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district:

There are 18 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics 2013. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2014-10-07.