Mueang Lampang (Thai: เมืองลำปาง; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ lām.pāːŋ]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Lampang province, northern Thailand.
Mueang Lampang
เมืองลำปาง | |
|---|---|
 District location in Lampang province | |
| Coordinates: 18°17′31″N 99°30′16″E / 18.29194°N 99.50444°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Lampang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,156.6 km2 (446.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 235,092 |
| • Density | 205.2/km2 (531/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 52000 |
| Geocode | 5201 |
Geography
editNeighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Pan, Chae Hom, Mae Mo, Mae Tha, Ko Kha and Hang Chat of Lampang Province, Mae Tha of Lamphun province, and Mae On of Chiang Mai province.
The Khun Tan Range rises in the west and the Phi Pan Nam Range in the east of the district.
History
editIn 1917, the district was renamed from Mueang to Mueang Lampang.[1]
Administration
editThe district is divided into 19 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 180 villages (mubans). Lampang is a city (thesaban nakhon) covering tambons Wiang Nuea, Suan Dok, Sop Tui and parts of tambons Hua Wiang, Phichai, Chomphu, Phrabat, and Bo Haeo. The town (thesaban mueang) Khelang Nakhon covers tambons Kluai Phae and Pong Saen Thong, and parts of tambons Phrabat and Chomphu. There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon): Bo Haeo and Phichai. Each cover parts of the same-named tambons. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wiang Nuea | เวียงเหนือ | - | 12,008 |
| 2. | Hua Wiang | หัวเวียง | - | 11,341 |
| 3. | Suan Dok | สวนดอก | - | 5,616 |
| 4. | Sop Tui | สบตุ๋ย | - | 15,100 |
| 5. | Phra Bat | พระบาท | 9 | 21,838 |
| 6. | Chomphu | ชมพู | 14 | 26,803 |
| 7. | Kluai Phae | กล้วยแพะ | 5 | 9,651 |
| 8. | Pong Saen Thong | ปงแสนทอง | 11 | 18,052 |
| 9. | Ban Laeng | บ้านแลง | 12 | 6,993 |
| 10. | Ban Sadet | บ้านเสด็จ | 14 | 11,094 |
| 11. | Phichai | พิชัย | 16 | 21,058 |
| 12. | Thung Fai | ทุ่งฝาย | 9 | 8,213 |
| 13. | Ban Ueam | บ้านเอื้อม | 15 | 10,401 |
| 14. | Ban Pao | บ้านเป้า | 12 | 6,979 |
| 15. | Ban Kha | บ้านค่า | 8 | 5,849 |
| 16. | Bo Haeo | บ่อแฮ้ว | 17 | 18,777 |
| 17. | Ton Thong Chai | ต้นธงชัย | 13 | 15,093 |
| 18. | Nikhom Phatthana | นิคมพัฒนา | 14 | 5,061 |
| 19. | Bunnak Phatthana | บุญนาคพัฒนา | 11 | 5,165 |
References
edit- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011.
- ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-08-20.
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