Mueang Mae Hong Son District

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Wat Phra That Chong Kham
Mueang Mae Hong Son
เมืองแม่ฮ่องสอน
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Mae Hong Son Province
Amphoe location in Mae Hong Son Province
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Country  Thailand
Province Mae Hong Son
Seat Chong Kham
Area
 • Total 2,483.115 km2 (958.736 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 53,333
 • Density 22.2/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 58000
Geocode 5801

Mueang Mae Hong Son (Thai: เมืองแม่ฮ่องสอน) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand.

History

The Interior Ministry upgraded Mueang Mae Hong Son to be a 4th class city under Monthon Phayap on May 10, 1910.[1] It then consisted of the four districts Mueang Mae Hong Son, Mueang Yuam (now Mae Sariang district), Pai and Khun Yuam.

In 1917, the district was renamed from Mueang to Muai To (ม่อยต่อ).[2] In 1938 it was renamed to Mueang Mae Hong Son.[3] The north-eastern part of the district was split off in 1987 and formed the new district Pang Mapha.[4]

Geography

The Daen Lao Range dominates the landscape of this district. Neighboring districts are (from south clockwise) Khun Yuam of Mae Hong Son Province, Kayah State of Myanmar, Pang Mapha, Pai of Mae Hong Son Province again and Galyani Vadhana and Mae Chaem of Chiang Mai Province.

The Namtok Mae Surin National Park office is located in the district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 70 villages (muban). Mae Hong Son itself is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the complete tambon Chong Kham. Each of the other 6 tambon is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[5]
1. Chong Kham จองคำ - 06,534
2. Huai Pong ห้วยโป่ง 15 06,948
3. Pha Bong ผาบ่อง 12 09,519
4. Pang Mu ปางหมู 13 14,725
5. Mok Champae หมอกจำแป่ 09 06,936
6. Huai Pha ห้วยผา 08 05,431
9. Huai Pu Ling ห้วยปูลิง 11 03,240

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Pang Mapha district.

See also

References

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