Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district explained

Official Name:Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima
Native Name:อำเภอเมืองนครราชสีมา
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Established Date:1895
Established Title:Established
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nakhon Ratchasima
Subdivision Type2:- Subdistricts
Subdivision Name2:25
Subdivision Type3:- Mubans
Subdivision Name3:243
Government Type:Local Administration: 10 municipalities, 17 SAO.
Population Total:454,647
Population As Of:2009
Population Density Km2:601
Area Total Km2:755.6
Leader Title:District Chief Officer
Leader Name:Samarn Wongvanayuth
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:30000, 30280, 30310
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:3001
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:14.9711°N 102.0997°W

Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima (Thai: เมืองนครราชสีมา, in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄aŋ ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn râːt.tɕʰā.sǐː.māː/; เมืองนครราชสีมา, in Lao pronounced as /mɯ̄aŋ nà(ʔ).kʰɔ᷇ːn lâːt.sā.sǐː.ma᷇ː/) is one of 32 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand.

Overview

Nakhon Ratchasima was built in the reign of King Narai the Great of Ayutthaya kingdom. The king merged two cities, Mueang Sema and Mueang Khorakha Pura (Khorat), and moved to the present area. He named the new city "Nakhon Ratchasima".

"Khorat", as it is commonly known, is on the Khorat plateau, the lower part of northeastern plateau of Thailand. The city itself serves as the gateway to the northeastern region. From Bangkok, it is 259 km by road. It has an area of 468704rai with a population of 433,838 inhabitants (2008).

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Non Thai, Non Sung, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chok Chai, Pak Thong Chai, Sung Noen, and Kham Thale So.

The main river through the district is the Lam Takhong.

Administration

The district is divided into 25 sub-districts (tambons) with 27 local administrations.[1]

The district contains 9 sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon) and one city municipality (thesaban nakhon). The City of Nakhon Ratchasima or Korat City, covers the area of Nai Mueang Sub-district (tambon) and parts of Ban Ko Sub-district. Nine township municipalities (thesaban tambons): Pho Klang covers Pho Klang Sub-district; Hua Thale covers Hua Tale Sub-district; Nong Phai Lom covers Nong Phai Lom Sub-district; Cho Ho covers parts of Cho Ho Sub-district and parts of Ban Ko Sub-district; Khok Sung covers Khok Sung Sub-district; Pru Yai covers Pru Yai Sub-district; Khok Kruat and Mueang Mai Khok Kruat cover Khok Kruat Sub-district; Nong Khai Nam covers Nong Khai Nam Sub-district.

MunicipalitySub-districtsPopulation
(2010)
Area
(km2)
Distance To
District Office (km)
Pop. density
(per km2)
Household
(unit)
1.City of Nakhon RatchasimaNai Mueang, Ban Ko141,71437.501.33,77961,184
2.Pho KlangPho Klang25,63255.238.546410,121
3.Hua ThaleHua Thale24,58715.5981,57710,404
4.Nong Phai LomNong Phai Lom19,74417.8931,10410,285
5.Cho HoCho Ho, Ban Ko15,2399.5081,6047,428
6.Mueang Mai Khok KruatKhok Kruat12,57664.17131934,671
7.Khok SungKhok Sung9,75830.56153023,098
8.Pru YaiPru Yai9,36516.63116013,939
9.Khok KruatKhok Kruat7,1603.00182,3872,951
10.Nong Khai NamNong Khai Nam5,83543.44191341,434

And 17 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations (SAO): Ban Ko, Ban Mai, Ban Pho, Chai Mongkhon, Cho Ho, Maroeng, Muen Wai, Nong Bua Sala, Nong Chabok, Nong Krathum, Nong Rawiang, Phanao, Phon Krang, Phutsa, Si Num, Suranaree and Talat responsible for the non-municipal areas.[2]

Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO)Population
(2010 census)
Area
(km2)
Distance To
District Office(km.)
Pop. density
(Pop. per km2)
Households
(unit)
1.Ban Mai17,54419.5588975,934
2.Nong Bua Sala17,15536.61104689,177
3.Suranaree16,07049.90153227,299
4.Cho Ho12,44726.9712.54624,403
5.Nong Chabok11,63723.5674944,643
6.Nong Rawiang10,82854.77161993,287
7.Ban Ko10,71511.3069484,932
8.Muen Wai10,0779.7651,0324,489
9.Phutsa9,51239.46112412,655
10.Ban Pho8,93144.36182013,096
11.Maroeng7,06310.2510.56892,239
12.Nong Krathum6,95718.5083762,978
13.Chai Mongkhon6,73860.18181122,645
14.Si Mum6,30115.0154201,812
15.Talat6,18722.20152792,448
16.Phanao4,87218.169268.281,407
17.Phon Krang4,79618.65172571,103

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5130_01.html 2008 Statistic Data Center, Department of Provincial Administration, The Ministry of Interior
  2. http://info.thailocaladmin.go.th The Local Administration Data Center, Department of Local Administration, The Ministry of Interior