Mueang Phayao District

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Mueang Phayao
เมืองพะเยา
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Phayao Province
Amphoe location in Phayao Province
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Country  Thailand
Province Phayao
Seat Ban Tom
Area
 • Total 842.1 km2 (325.1 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 126,750
 • Density 143.8/km2 (372/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 56000
Geocode 5601

Mueang Phayao (Thai: เมืองพะเยา; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ pʰā.jāw]) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Phayao Province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mai Chai of Phayao Province, Pa Daet of Chiang Rai Province, Phu Kamyao, Dok Khamtai of Phayao Province again, Ngao and Wang Nuea of Lampang Province.

Doi Luang, the highest point of the Phi Pan Nam Range is located at the western end of the district.[1]

History

1917 the district Phayao was renamed to Mueang Phayao.[2] In 1938 the word Mueang was removed again, as only the capital districts of the provinces were supposed to have that name.[3] With the creation of Phayao province in 1977, the district was named Mueang Phayao again.[4]

Administration

Central administration

The district Mueang Phayao is subdivided into 15 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 172 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[5]
01. Wiang เวียง - 09,773
02. Mae Tam แม่ต๋ำ - 07,694
04. Mae Na Ruea แม่นาเรือ 18 08,872
05. Ban Tun บ้านตุ่น 11 04,944
06. Ban Tam บ้านต๊ำ 13 07,274
07. Ban Tom บ้านต๋อม 18 12,462
08. Mae Puem แม่ปืม 18 09,250
10. Mae Ka แม่กา 18 20,019
11. Ban Mai บ้านใหม่ 09 04,761
12. Cham Pa Wai จำป่าหวาย 13 08,454
13. Tha Wang Thong ท่าวังทอง 14 15,097
14. Mae Sai แม่ใส 12 06,263
15. Ban Sang บ้านสาง 09 04,339
16. Tha Champi ท่าจำปี 11 03,935
18. San Pa Muang สันป่าม่วง 08 03,613

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Phu Kamyao.

Local administration

There is one town (Thesaban Mueang) in the district:

  • Phayao (Thai: เทศบาลเมืองพะเยา) consisting of the complete subdistrict Wiang, Mae Tam.

There are 9 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

  • Tha Wang Thong (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท่าวังทอง) consisting of the complete subdistrict Tha Wang Thong.
  • Ban Tam (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบ้านต๊ำ) consisting of the complete subdistrict Ban Tam.
  • Mae Puem (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลแม่ปืม) consisting of the complete subdistrict Mae Puem.
  • Mae Ka (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลแม่กา) consisting of the complete subdistrict Mae Ka.
  • Ban Tom (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบ้านต๋อม) consisting of the complete subdistrict Ban Tom.
  • Ban Mai (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบ้านใหม่) consisting of the complete subdistrict Ban Mai.
  • Ban Sang (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบ้านสาง) consisting of the complete subdistrict Ban Sang.
  • Tha Champi (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท่าจำปี) consisting of the complete subdistrict Tha Champi.
  • San Pa Muang (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลสันป่าม่วง) consisting of the complete subdistrict San Pa Muang.

There are 4 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Mae Na Ruea (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลแม่นาเรือ) consisting of the complete subdistrict Mae Na Ruea.
  • Ban Tun (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านตุ่น) consisting of the complete subdistrict Ban Tun.
  • Cham Pa Wai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลจำป่าหวาย) consisting of the complete subdistrict Cham Pa Wai.
  • Mae Sai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลแม่ใส) consisting of the complete subdistrict Mae Sai.

References

  1. ↑ Northern Thailand- Geography 3
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