Mueang Chanthaburi district

Mueang Chanthaburi
เมืองจันทบุรี
District
Chanthaboon Waterfront Community
Chanthaboon Waterfront Community
District location in Chanthaburi province
District location in Chanthaburi province
Coordinates: 12°36′38″N 102°6′15″E / 12.61056°N 102.10417°E / 12.61056; 102.10417
CountryThailand
ProvinceChanthaburi
SeatWat Mai
Tambon11
Muban98
Area
 • Total
253.093 km2 (97.720 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
125,924
 • Density471/km2 (1,220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code22000
Geocode2201

Mueang Chanthaburi (Thai: เมืองจันทบุรี, pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ tɕān.tʰá(ʔ).bū.rīː]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Chanthaburi province, eastern Thailand.

History

The moated town of Phaniet, also called Mueang Kawai, lies in the district. In a survey of fifteen moated sites of eastern Thailand by Patcharaporn Ngernkerd and colleagues it is the largest, measuring 2.41 km² within its moat, and the only one of their four central towns whose plan is rectangular rather than rounded at the corners.: 9  Prasat Phaniet stands inside the moat, and Śiva liṅgas of both Pre-Angkorian and Angkorian style are reported from the town.: 5, 9  They treat it as an isolated southern centre, its associated material clustering around the town alone, and reject the mountain route westward to Si Mahosot as an early historic road.: 9  The inscription K. 479 is taken to show Angkorian authority reaching the town in the ninth century.: 5 

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khao Khitchakut, Makham, Khlung, Laem Sing, and Tha Mai of Chanthaburi Province.

Administration

Central administration

Mueang Chanthaburi is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 98 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.
1.Talatตลาด-9,288
2.Wat Maiวัดใหม่-15,009
3.Khlong Naraiคลองนารายณ์148,053
4.Ko Khwangเกาะขวาง914,352
5.Khom Bangคมบาง104,305
6.Tha Changท่าช้าง1228,286
7.Chanthanimitจันทนิมิต913,017
8.Bang Kachaบางกะจะ1010,529
9.Salaengแสลง104,987
10.Nong Buaหนองบัว116,040
11.Phlapphlaพลับพลา1312,058

Local administration

There are three towns (thesaban mueangs) in the district:

  • Chanthaburi (Thai: เทศบาลเมืองจันทบุรี) consisting of the sub-districts Talat and Wat Mai.
  • Chanthanimit (Thai: เทศบาลเมืองจันทนิมิต) consisting of the Chanthanimit sub-district.
  • Tha Chang (Thai: เทศบาลเมืองท่าช้าง) consisting of parts of the Tha Chang sub-district.

There are seven sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

  • Khai Noen Wong (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลค่ายเนินวง) consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Kacha.
  • Salaeng (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลแสลง) consisting of sub-district Salaeng.
  • Phlapphla (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลพลับพลา) consisting of parts of sub-district Phlapphla.
  • Bang Kacha (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางกะจะ) consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Kacha.
  • Phlapphla Narai (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลพลับพลานารายณ์) consisting of parts of sub-districts Khlong Narai and Phlapphla.
  • Nong Bua (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลหนองบัว) consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Bua.
  • Ko Khwang (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลเกาะขวาง) consisting of sub-district Ko Khwang.

There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Khlong Narai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลคลองนารายณ์) consisting of parts of sub-district Khlong Narai.
  • Khom Bang (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลคมบาง) consisting of sub-district Khom Bang.
  • Tha Chang (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าช้าง) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Chang.
  • Nong Bua (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองบัว) consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Bua.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ngernkerd, Patcharaporn; Shoocongdej, Rasmi; Khunsong, Saritpong (2025). "Political boundary between Dvaravati and Ancient Khmer kingdoms: The recognition of ancient frontier networks in Eastern Thailand before the 11th century CE" (PDF). Archaeological Research in Asia. 43. doi:10.1016/j.ara.2025.100647.
  2. ↑ "Population statistics 2013" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2014-11-09.