| Official Name: | Mueang Maha Sarakham |
| Native Name: | เมืองมหาสารคาม |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maha Sarakham |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
| Established Title: | District established |
| Population Total: | 142325 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 44000 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 4401 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 16.1842°N 103.3011°W |
Mueang Maha Sarakham (Thai: เมืองมหาสารคาม) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Maha Sarakham province, northeastern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Kae Dam, Wapi Pathum, Borabue, Kosum Phisai, and Kantharawichai of Maha Sarakham Province; Khong Chai of Kalasin province; and Changhan, Mueang Roi Et, and Si Somdet of Roi Et province.
In 1913 the district name was changed from Uthai Sarakham to Mueang Maha Sarakham.[1]
The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 182 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Maha Sarakham covers the whole of tambon Talat. The township (thesaban tambon) Waeng Nang includes parts of tambon Waeng Nang. There are a further 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Talat | ตลาด | - | 40,298 | ||
| 2. | Khwao | เขวา | 24 | 14,415 | ||
| 3. | Tha Tum | ท่าตูม | 10 | 5,346 | ||
| 4. | Waeng Nang | แวงน่าง | 17 | 12,997 | ||
| 5. | Khok Ko | โคกก่อ | 16 | 8,104 | ||
| 6. | Don Wan | ดอนหว่าน | 9 | 4,943 | ||
| 7. | Koeng | เกิ้ง | 12 | 7,487 | ||
| 8. | Kaeng Loeng Chan | แก่งเลิงจาน | 16 | 7,856 | ||
| 9. | Tha Song Khon | ท่าสองคอน | 23 | 13,238 | ||
| 10. | Lat Phatthana | ลาดพัฒนา | 19 | 7,650 | ||
| 11. | Nong Pling | หนองปลิง | 8 | 5,050 | ||
| 12. | Huai Aeng | ห้วยแอ่ง | 10 | 3,566 | ||
| 13. | Nong No | หนองโน | 8 | 5,968 | ||
| 14. | Bua Kho | บัวค้อ | 10 | 5,407 |