Mueang Surin district explained

Official Name:Mueang Surin
Native Name:เมืองสุรินทร์
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Surin
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Nai Mueang
Population Total:257845
Population As Of:2008
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:32000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:3201
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:14.8817°N 103.4933°W

Mueang Surin (Thai: เมืองสุรินทร์, in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄a̯ŋ sù.rīn/) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Surin province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Chom Phra, Khwao Sinarin, Sikhoraphum, Lamduan and Prasat of Surin Province; Krasang and Satuek of Buriram province.

Administration

The district is divided into 21 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 292 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Surin covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. Mueang Thi is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Mueang Thi. There are a further 20 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[1]
1.Nai Mueangในเมือง-40,295
2.Tang Chaiตั้งใจ95,586
3.Phia Ramเพี้ยราม167,728
4.Na Diนาดี1713,510
5.Tha Sawangท่าสว่าง2116,450
6.Salakdaiสลักได1611,001
7.Ta Ongตาอ็อง1610,563
9.Samrongสำโรง159,275
10.Kae Yaiแกใหญ่139,226
11.Nok Mueangนอกเมือง2230,442
12.Kho Khoคอโค1210,067
13.Sawaiสวาย1413,024
14.Chaniangเฉนียง2011,764
16.Thenmiเทนมีย์1410,941
18.Na Buaนาบัว1912,554
19.Mueang Thiเมืองที1410,741
20.Ramราม138,929
21.Bu Rue Siบุฤาษี106,939
22.Trasaengตระแสง127,291
25.Salaeng Phanแสลงพันธ์96,155
26.Ka Koกาเกาะ125,364
Missing numbers now form Khwao Sinarin District.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics 2008. Department of Provincial Administration. 2010-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20090820061652/http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5132_01.html. 2009-08-20. dead.