Amphoe Mueang Tak

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Mueang Tak
เมืองตาก
Statistics
Province:	Tak
Area:	1,599.356 km²
Inhabitants:	99,211 (2000)
Pop. density:	62.0 inh./km²
Geocode:	6301
Postal code:	63000
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Mueang Tak (Thai: เมืองตาก) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Tak Province, northern Thailand.

[edit] History

In Sukhothai era, Mueang Tak was the western frontier city. The old location of the city was in Tambon Ko Taphao, now Ban Tak district. It was moved because because its old location was not strategically good. An other old city name was Ra-haeng.

Mueang Tak district was established in 1886. The first district office was together with the Tak province hall. A new office was established beside Phahonyothin highway in 1956. However 1965 it burned down, thus the government rented the house of Luang San Buranurak as a temporary district office. The new office was finished and opened in 1967.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (south from clockwise): Wang Chao, Phop Phra, Mae Sot, Mae Ramat, Ban Tak of Tak Province, Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai Province, Phran Kratai, Kosamphi Nakhon of Kamphaeng Phet Province

The important water resources of the district is the Ping River.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 14 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 102 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Tak covers the tambon Rahaeng, Nong Luang, Chiang Ngoen and Hua Diat.

1.	Rahaeng	ระแหง
2.	Nong Luang	หนองหลวง
3.	Chiang Ngoen	เชียงเงิน
4.	Hua Diat	หัวเดียด
5.	Nong Bua Nuea	หนองบัวเหนือ
6.	Mai Ngam	ไม้งาม
7.	Pong Daeng	โป่งแดง
8.	Nam Ruem	น้ำรึม
9.	Wang Hin	วังหิน
11.	Mae Tho	แม่ท้อ
12.	Pa Mamuang	ป่ามะม่วง
13.	Nong Bua Tai	หนองบัวใต้
14.	Wang Prachop	วังประจบ
15.	Taluk Klang Thung	ตลุกกลางทุ่ง