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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
 • Total378.7 km2 (146.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total158,722
 • 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]
01. Na Mueang หน้าเมือง 0- 39,328
02. Tha Khai ท่าไข่ 17 10,498
03. Ban Mai บ้านใหม่ 05 02,857
04. Khlong Na คลองนา 05 04,988
05. Bang Tin Pet บางตีนเป็ด 13 08,963
06. Bang Phai บางไผ่ 10 04,866
07. Khlong Chuk Krachoe คลองจุกกระเฌอ 08 02,848
08. Bang Kaeo บางแก้ว 12 06,279
09. Bang Khwan บางขวัญ 14 06,909
10. Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet คลองนครเนื่องเขต 17 07,703
11. Wang Takhian วังตะเคียน 10 06,487
12. Sothon โสธร 07 06,619
13. Bang Phra บางพระ 10 05,975
14. Bang Kahai บางกะไห 09 04,155
15. Nam Daeng หนามแดง 07 03,196
16. Khlong Preng คลองเปรง 12 010,283
17. Khlong Udom Chonlachon คลองอุดมชลจร 09 08,756
18. Khlong Luang Phaeng คลองหลวงแพ่ง 14 12,002
19. Bang Toei บางเตย 13 06,010

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.

External links

Districts of Chachoengsao
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