Amphoe Mueang Maha Sarakham

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Mueang Maha Sarakham
เมืองมหาสารคาม

Statistics
Province:	Maha Sarakham
District office:	16°11′3″N, 103°18′4″E
Area:	556.7 km²
Inhabitants:	142,325 (2005)
Pop. density:	255.7 inh./km²
Geocode:	4401
Postal code:	44000
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Mueang Maha Sarakham (Thai: เมืองมหาสารคาม) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Kae Dam, Wapi Pathum, Borabue, Kosum Phisai and Kantharawichai of Maha Sarakham Province, Khong Chai of Kalasin Province, and Changhan, Mueang Roi Et and Si Somdet of Roi Et Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 14 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 182 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Maha Sarakham covers the whole tambon Talat. The township (thesaban tambon Waeng Nang covers parts of tambon Waeng Nang. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Talat	ตลาด	-	40,298
2.	Khwao	เขวา	24	14,415
3.	Tha Tum	ท่าตูม	10	5,346
4.	Waeng Nang	แวงน่าง	17	12,997
5.	Khok Ko	โคกก่อ	16	8,104
6.	Don Wan	ดอนหว่าน	9	4,943
7.	Koeng	เกิ้ง	12	7,487
8.	Kaeng Loeng Chan	แก่งเลิงจาน	16	7,856
9.	Tha Song Khon	ท่าสองคอน	23	13,238
10.	Lat Phatthana	ลาดพัฒนา	19	7,650
11.	Nong Pling	หนองปลิง	8	5,050
12.	Huai Aeng	ห้วยแอ่ง	10	3,566
13.	Nong No	หนองโน	8	5,968
14.	Bua Kho	บัวค้อ	10	5,407

Amphoe of Maha Sarakham
Amphoe:	Mueang Maha Sarakham - Kae Dam - Kosum Phisai - Kantharawichai - Chiang Yuen - Borabue - Na Chueak - Phayakkhaphum Phisai - Wapi Pathum - Na Dun - Yang Sisurat
King Amphoe:	Kut Rang - Chuen Chom