Mueang Mukdahan district explained

Official Name:Mueang Mukdahan
Native Name:เมืองมุกดาหาร
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mukdahan
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Established Title:District established
Population Total:129351
Population As Of:2008
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:49000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4901
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.5381°N 104.7147°W

Mueang Mukdahan (Thai: เมืองมุกดาหาร, in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄aŋ múk.dāː.hǎːn/; เมืองมุกดาหาร, in Lao pronounced as /mɯ᷇aŋ mùk.dāː.hǎːn/) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Mukdahan province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Don Tan, Nikhom Kham Soi, Nong Sung, Khamcha-i, and Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province; That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom province; and Wan Yai of Mukdahan Province. To the east across the Mekong River is the Laotian province of Savannakhet.

The important water resource is the Mekong River.

History

The district dates back to the Mueang Mukdahan, which was administered by the Monthon Udon Thani.[1] In 1907 it was made a district of Nakhon Phanom province.[2] On 27 September 1982 the southern part of Nakhon Phanom was split off to form the new province Mukdahan, and the Mukdahan district was renamed "Mueang Mukdahan" as the capital district of the new province.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 144 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Mukdahan covers parts of tambon Mukdahan and the entire tambon Si Bun Rueang. The sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) Dong Yen covers the whole tambon of the same name. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[4]
1.Mukdahanมุกดาหาร632,211
2.Si Bun Rueangศรีบุญเรือง-6,850
3.Ban Khokบ้านโคก138,401
4.Bang Sai Yaiบางทรายใหญ่128,421
5.Phon Saiโพนทราย138,179
6.Phueng Daetผึ่งแดด135,557
7.Na Sokนาโสก169,811
8.Na Si Nuanนาสีนวน107,240
9.Kham Pa Laiคำป่าหลาย1712,034
10.Kham Ahuanคำอาฮวน1511,645
11.Dong Yenดงเย็น149,911
12.Dong Monดงมอน105,387
13.Kut Khaeกุดแข้63,704

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 16. 11. 140. พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ เปลี่ยนนามมณฑล. https://web.archive.org/web/20120127122405/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2442/011/140.PDF. dead. January 27, 2012. 1899-06-11. Thai.
  2. Web site: Amphoe.com on Mueang Mukdahan district. Thai. 2009-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20090712134707/http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?am=464&pv=42&mid=1. 2009-07-12. dead.
  3. Royal Gazette. 99. 121 ก ฉบับพิเศษ. 14–17. th:พระราชบัญญัติตั้งจังหวัดมุกดาหาร พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๕. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2525/A/121/14.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120604070448/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2525/A/121/14.PDF. dead. June 4, 2012. 1982-08-27. Thai.
  4. Web site: Population statistics 2008. Department of Provincial Administration. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090917104609/http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5149_01.html. 2009-09-17.