Amphoe Mueang Lamphun

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Mueang Lamphun
เมืองลำพูน
Statistics
Province: Lamphun
District office: 18°34′42″N, 99°1′6″E
Area: 479.8 km²
Inhabitants: 140,486 (2005)
Pop. density: 292.8 inh./km²
Geocode: 5101
Postal code: 51000
Map
Map of Lamphun, Thailand highlighting Mueang Lamphun

Mueang Lamphun (Thai: เมืองลำพูน) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Lamphun Province, northern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mae Tha and Pa Sang of Lamphun Province, San Pa Tong, Hang Dong, Saraphi of Chiang Mai Province, Ban Thi of Lamphun and Mae On of Chiang Mai again.

The main river of the district is the Ping River.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 17 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 158 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Lamphun covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. There are three more townships (thesaban tambon) - U-Mong and Rim Ping cover the complete same-named tambon, and Ban Paen parts of tambon Ban Paen and Nong Nam. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Nai Mueang ในเมือง - 14,068
2. Mueang Nga เหมืองง่า 10 14,067
3. Umong อุโมงค์ 11 13,558
4. Nong Chang Khuen หนองช้างคืน 6 3,925
5. Pratupa ประตูป่า 9 5,832
6. Rim Ping ริมปิง 10 7,088
7. Ton Thong ต้นธง 11 10,982
8. Ban Paen บ้านแป้น 9 6,445
9. Mueang Chi เหมืองจี้ 14 9,298
10. Pa Sak ป่าสัก 18 11,797
11. Wiang Yong เวียงยอง 8 6,096
12. Banklang บ้านกลาง 12 8,195
13. Makhuea Chae มะเขือแจ้ 20 15,249
16. Si Bua Ban ศรีบัวบาน 12 9,010
17. Nong Nam หนองหนาม 8 4,876


Amphoe of Lamphun Seal of Lamphun
Amphoe:

Mueang Lamphun - Mae Tha - Ban Hong - Li - Thung Hua Chang - Pa Sang - Ban Thi

King Amphoe: Wiang Nong Long