Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo

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Mueang Sa Kaeo
เมืองสระแก้ว
Statistics
Province: Sa Kaeo
Area: 1832.034 km²
Inhabitants: 94,275 (2000)
Pop. density: 51.5 inh./km²
Geocode: 2701
Postal code: 27000
Map
Map of Sa Kaeo, Thailand highlighting Mueang Sa Kaeo

Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo (Thai: เมืองสระแก้ว) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khon Buri of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Watthana Nakhon and Khao Chakan of Sa Kaeo, and Kabin Buri and Na Di of Prachinburi Province.

Within the forested hills at the boundary between Sa Kaeo and Prachinburi Province is the Pang Sida National Park.

[edit] History

1909 the minor district (King Amphoe) Sa Kaeo was established as a subordinate of Kabinburi district. It was upgraded to a full district on July 23 1958. When in 1993 the new Sa Kaeo province was created, the district became the capital district of the province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 124 villages (muban). Sa Kaeo itself has town status (thesaban mueang) and covers parts of the tambon Sa Kaeo and Tha Kasem. There are also two townships (thesaban tambon) - Tha Kasem and Sala Lamduan both covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 8 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Sa Kaeo สระแก้ว 18 18,785
2. Ban Kaeng บ้านแก้ง 15 13,148
3. Sala Lamduan ศาลาลำดวน 15 12,813
4. Khok Pi Khong โคกปี่ฆ้อง 18 12,612
5. Tha Yaek ท่าแยก 14 12,429
6. Tha Kasem ท่าเกษม 12 13,850
8. Sa Khwan สระขวัญ 20 15,337
11. Nong Bon หนองบอน 12 7,253

Missing numbers are tambon now forming Khao Chakan district.


Amphoe of Sa Kaeo Seal of Sa Kaeo
Amphoe: Mueang Sa Kaeo - Khlong Hat - Ta Phraya - Wang Nam Yen - Watthana Nakhon - Aranyaprathet - Khao Chakan
King Amphoe: Khok Sung - Wang Sombun
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