Mueang Chiang Mai district explained

Official Name:	Mueang Chiang Mai
Native Name:	เมืองเชียงใหม่
Native Name Lang:	th
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Thailand
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Chiang Mai
Subdivision Type2:	Seat
Subdivision Type3:	Tambon
Subdivision Name3:	16
Subdivision Type4:	Muban
Subdivision Name4:	78
Established Title:	District established
Population Total:	234244
Population As Of:	2014
Blank Name Sec1:	Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:	50000
Blank Name Sec2:	Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:	5001
Timezone:	ICT
Utc Offset:	+7
Coordinates:	18.7903°N 98.9844°W

Mueang Chiang Mai (in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄a̯ŋ t͡ɕʰīa̯ŋ màj/; เมืองเจียงใหม่, pronounced as /mɯ̄a̯ŋ t͡ɕīa̯ŋ màj/) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. The district contains the city municipality of Chiang Mai and is part of the Chiang Mai urban area (population: 1.2 million).

History

The area of Mueang Chiang Mai district was the central part of the Lanna Kingdom, named Nopphaburi Si Nakhon Phing Chiang Mai. King Mengrai the Great was the first king of the Mengrai dynasty, who established the city.

The government created Mueang Chiang Mai district in 1899. The first district office was opened in 1929, on the west side of the old city hall of Chiang Mai. A new district office was opened in August 1989.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mae Rim, San Sai, San Kamphaeng, Saraphi and Hang Dong.

The main river through the district is the Ping River.

Administration

Central administration

Mueang Chiang Mai is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 78 administrative villages (muban).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.^[1]
1.	Si Phum	Thai: ศรีภูมิ	-	15,271
2.	Phra Sing	Thai: พระสิงห์	-	7,490
3.	Haiya	Thai: หายยา	-	13,173
4.	Chang Moi	Thai: ช้างม่อย	-	8,235
5.	Chang Khlan	Thai: ช้างคลาน	-	13,971
6.	Wat Ket	Thai: วัดเกต	-	20,814
7.	Chang Phueak	Thai: ช้างเผือก	5	25,712
8.	Suthep	Thai: สุเทพ	15	28,921
9.	Mae Hia	Thai: แม่เหียะ	10	18,564
10.	Pa Daet	Thai: ป่าแดด	13	18,460
11.	Nong Hoi	Thai: หนองหอย	7	14,239
12.	Tha Sala	Thai: ท่าศาลา	5	12,143
13.	Nong Pa Khrang	Thai: หนองป่าครั่ง	7	8,709
14.	Fa Ham	Thai: ฟ้าฮ่าม	7	7,499
15.	Pa Tan	Thai: ป่าตัน	-	10,375
16.	San Phi Suea	Thai: สันผีเสื้อ	9	10,668

Local administration

There is one city municipality (thesaban nakhon) in the district:

Chiang Mai (Thai: Thai: เทศบาลนครเชียงใหม่) consisting of sub-districts Si Phum, Phra Sing, Haiya, Chang Moi, Chang Khlan, Wat Ket, Pa Tan, and parts of sub-districts Chang Phueak, Suthep, Pa Daet, Nong Hoi, Tha Sala, Nong Pa Khrang, Fa Ham.

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

Mae Hia (Thai: Thai: เทศบาลเมืองแม่เหียะ) consisting of sub-district Mae Hia.

There are eight sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

Chang Phueak (Thai: Thai: เทศบาลตำบลช้างเผือก) consisting of parts of sub-district Chang Phueak.
Nong Pa Khrang (Thai: Thai: เทศบาลตำบลหนองป่าครั่ง) consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Pa Khrang.
Suthep (Thai: Thai: เทศบาลตำบลสุเทพ) consisting of parts of sub-district Suthep.
Pa Daet (Thai: Thai: เทศบาลตำบลป่าแดด) consisting of parts of sub-district Pa Daet.
Tha Sala (Thai: Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท่าศาลา) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Sala.
Nong Hoi (Thai: Thai: เทศบาลตำบลหนองหอย) consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Hoi.
Fa Ham (Thai: Thai: เทศบาลตำบลฟ้าฮ่าม) consisting of parts of sub-district Fa Ham.
San Phi Suea (Thai: Thai: เทศบาลตำบลสันผีเสื้อ) consisting of sub-district San Phi Suea.

There is one sub-district administrative organization (SAO) in the district:

Chang Phueak (Thai: Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลช้างเผือก) consisting of parts of sub-district Chang Phueak.

External links

amphoe.com on Mueang Chiang Mai District (2022-04-15 Not working)

Notes and References

Web site: Population statistics 2014. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2015-04-06.