Mueang Chai Nat district

Mueang Chai Nat

เมืองชัยนาท
Mueang Chai Nat เมืองชัยนาท
District
	Chao Phraya River in tambon Ban Kluai, Mueang Chai Nat District
	District location in Chai Nat province
	Coordinates: 15°11′8″N 100°7′26″E / 15.18556°N 100.12389°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Chai Nat
Seat	Nai Mueang
Area
• Total	255.377 km2 (98.602 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	72,031
• Density	286.6/km2 (742/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	17000
Geocode	1801

Mueang Chai Nat (Thai: เมืองชัยนาท, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ t͡ɕʰāj nâːt]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Chai Nat province, central Thailand.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise) Sapphaya, Sankhaburi, Hankha, Wat Sing, and Manorom of Chai Nat province; and Takhli of Nakhon Sawan province.

History

On 29 April 1917 the district's name was changed from Mueang to Ban Kluai (บ้านกล้วย). On 14 November 1938 it was renamed Mueang Chai Nat.

Administration

The district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 81 villages (mubans). Chai Nat is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers tambon Nai Mueang and parts of Ban Kluai, Tha Chai, and Khao Tha Phra. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.
1.	Nai Mueang	ในเมือง	-	5,861
2.	Ban Kluai	บ้านกล้วย	7	13,379
3.	Tha Chai	ท่าชัย	11	8,801
4.	Chai Nat	ชัยนาท	9	8,259
5.	Khao Tha Phra	เขาท่าพระ	7	7,552
6.	Hat Tha Sao	หาดท่าเสา	8	5,031
7.	Thammamun	ธรรมามูล	10	7,547
8.	Suea Hok	เสือโฮก	14	7,682
9.	Nang Lue	นางลือ	15	7,919

References

↑ "ประกาศเรื่องเปลียนชืออำเภอ" [Notice of changing district name] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 34: 40–68. 29 April 1917. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2019, page 49{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
↑ "พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑" [Royal Decree: Change name of Provinces and Districts] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 55: 658–666. 14 November 1938. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2020, page 660{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
↑ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19.

External links

amphoe.com (Thai)

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[1] "ประกาศเรื่องเปลียนชืออำเภอ" [Notice of changing district name] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 34: 40–68. 29 April 1917. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2019, page 49{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[2] "พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑" [Royal Decree: Change name of Provinces and Districts] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 55: 658–666. 14 November 1938. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2020, page 660{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[3] "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19.