Mueang Chachoengsao district

Mueang Chachoengsao
เมืองฉะเชิงเทรา
District
Tha Khai Intersection in the Nakhon Nueang Khet Ancient Market, Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet subdistrict
Tha Khai Intersection in the Nakhon Nueang Khet Ancient Market, Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet subdistrict
District location in Chachoengsao province
District location in Chachoengsao province
Coordinates: 13°41′19″N 101°4′15″E / 13.68861°N 101.07083°E / 13.68861; 101.07083
CountryThailand
ProvinceChachoengsao
Area
 • Total
378.7 km2 (146.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
158,722
 • Density419.12/km2 (1,085.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code24000
Geocode2401

Mueang Chachoengsao (Thai: เมืองฉะเชิงเทรา, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ t͡ɕʰàʔ.t͡ɕʰɤ̄ːŋ.sāw]), formerly named the Mueang Paet Rio District (Thai: เมืองแปดริ้ว),[citation needed] is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Chachoengsao province, Eastern Thailand.

History

Mueang Chachoengsao district was established in 1896. The present district office is close to the bank of the Bang Pakong River in Na Mueang subdistrict.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Bang Nam Priao, Khlong Khuean, Bang Khla, Ban Pho of Chachoengsao Province; Bang Bo of Samut Prakan province; Lat Krabang and Nong Chok of Bangkok.

The important water resource are the Bang Pakong River and Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet.

Administration

Central administration

Mueang Chachoengsao is divided into 19 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 192 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.
1.Na Mueangหน้าเมือง-39,328
2.Tha Khaiท่าไข่1710,498
3.Ban Maiบ้านใหม่52,857
4.Khlong Naคลองนา54,988
5.Bang Tin Petบางตีนเป็ด138,963
6.Bang Phaiบางไผ่104,866
7.Khlong Chuk Krachoeคลองจุกกระเฌอ82,848
8.Bang Kaeoบางแก้ว126,279
9.Bang Khwanบางขวัญ146,909
10.Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khetคลองนครเนื่องเขต177,703
11.Wang Takhianวังตะเคียน106,487
12.Sothonโสธร76,619
13.Bang Phraบางพระ105,975
14.Bang Kahaiบางกะไห94,155
15.Nam Daengหนามแดง73,196
16.Khlong Prengคลองเปรง1210,283
17.Khlong Udom Chonlachonคลองอุดมชลจร98,756
18.Khlong Luang Phaengคลองหลวงแพ่ง1412,002
19.Bang Toeiบางเตย136,010

Local administration

There is one town (thesaban mueang) in the district:

There is one subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district:

There are 18 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics 2013" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2014-10-07.