Mueang Phrae district explained

Official Name:Mueang Phrae
Native Name:เมืองแพร่
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Phrae
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:123811
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:54000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:5401
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:18.1456°N 100.1414°W

Mueang Phrae (in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄aŋ pʰrɛ̂ː/; เมืองแป้, pronounced as /mɯ̄aŋ pɛ̂ː/) is the capital district of Phrae province, northern Thailand.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Sung Men, Long, Nong Muang Khai, and Rong Kwang of Phrae Province; Na Muen of Nan province; and Tha Pla of Uttaradit province.

The Phi Pan Nam Range dominates the landscape of the district. One of the three basins of the Yom River flows near Mueang Phrae.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into 20 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 157 villages (mubans). Phrae itself is a town (thesaban mueang) and covers tambon Nai Wiang. There are three more townships (thesaban tambons): Thung Hong and Mae Lai both cover tambons of the same name, Cho Hae covers tambon Cho Hae and parts of Padaeng. There are a further 20 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Nai Wiangในเวียง-15,638
2.Na Chakนาจักร87,232
3.Nam Chamน้ำชำ41,651
4.Pa Daengป่าแดง102,678
5.Thung Hongทุ่งโฮ้ง76,140
6.Mueang Moเหมืองหม้อ129,175
7.Wang Thongวังธง52,527
8.Mae Laiแม่หล่าย64,516
9.Huai Maห้วยม้า146,509
10.Pa Maetป่าแมต1412,177
11.Ban Thinบ้านถิ่น86,566
12.Suan Khueanสวนเขื่อน105,264
13.Wang Hongวังหงส์73,185
14.Mae Kham Miแม่คำมี117,300
15.Thung Kwaoทุ่งกวาว65,848
16.Tha Khamท่าข้าม52,376
17.Mae Yomแม่ยม41,915
18.Cho Haeช่อแฮ106,833
19.Rong Fongร่องฟอง43,724
20.Kanchanaกาญจนา94,494

Notable sites

The home of the former rulers of Phrae, built in 1892, is now used as the governor's residence and has been promoted as a tourist destination by the Phrae provincial government.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weekly . Ttr . Government nudge on Chiang Rai rail link TTR Weekly . 2022-06-14 . en-US.
  2. Kamdee . Kiattipong . Nantasin . Prayath . Chotpantarat . Srilert . Saengkorakot . Chakrit . Chanruang . Patchareeya . Polee . Chalermpong . Khaweerat . Sasiphan . Uapoonphol . Nichtima . Fungklin . Ratchai . Sriwiang . Wiranee . Kongsri . Supalak . 2022-06-01 . Assessment of groundwater dynamics in Quaternary aquifers of the Phrae Basin, northern Thailand, using isotope techniques . Hydrogeology Journal . en . 30 . 4 . 1091–1109 . 10.1007/s10040-022-02478-5 . 1435-0157.
  3. Web site: Khum Chao Luang Mueang Phrae . 2022-06-14 . www.tourismthailand.org . en.