Mueang Ubon Ratchathani district explained

Official Name:Mueang Ubon Ratchathani
Native Name:เมืองอุบลราชธานี
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ubon Ratchathani
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Nai Mueang
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:211855
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:34000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:3401
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:15.2289°N 104.8542°W

Mueang Ubon Ratchathani (Thai: เมืองอุบลราชธานี, in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄aŋ ʔù.bōn râːt.tɕʰā.tʰāː.nīː/; เมืองอุบลราชธานี, in Lao pronounced as /mɯ᷇aŋ ʔǔ.bōn lâːt.sā.tʰa᷇ː.ni᷇ː/) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The district was originally named Buphupalanikhom (บุพุปลนิคม). Later the name was changed to Burapha Ubon (บูรพาอุบล) in 1909 and Mueang Ubon Ratchathani in 1913.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khueang Nai, Muang Sam Sip, Lao Suea Kok, Don Mot Daeng, Sawang Wirawong, and Warin Chamrap of Ubon Ratchathani Province and Kanthararom of Sisaket province.

The important water resource is the Mun River.

Administration

The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 148 villages (mubans). The city (thesaban nakhon) Ubon Ratchathani covers the entire tambon Nai Mueang. Ubon is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Kham Yai and Chaeramae. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Nai Mueangในเมือง-86,809
4.Hua Rueaหัวเรือ148,968
5.Nong Khonหนองขอน158,436
7.Pathumปทุม1210,294
8.Kham Yaiขามใหญ่2430,471
9.Chaeramaeแจระแม1012,622
11.Nong Boหนองบ่อ137,595
12.Rai Noiไร่น้อย1719,589
13.Krasopกระโสบ125,565
16.Ku Talatกุดลาด1310,178
19.Khilekขี้เหล็ก106,024
20.Pa-aoปะอาว85,304
Missing numbers are tambon which form the districts Don Mot Daeng and Lao Suea Kok.

Climate

Ubon Ratchathani has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with three distinct seasons i.e. the dry winters running from November to January, the build up season running from February through April, and the wet monsoon summers running from May to October. The average annual high temperature in Ubon Ratchathani is 33 °C and the average annual low temperature is 22.1 °C with April being the hottest month and December being the coolest month.

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 30. ง. 1536–1537. th:แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2456/D/1536.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125104028/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2456/D/1536.PDF. dead. January 25, 2012. October 12, 1913. Thai.