Amphoe Mueang Kamphaeng Phet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mueang Kamphaeng Phet
เมืองกำแพงเพชร
Statistics
Province: Kamphaeng Phet
District office: Nai Mueang
16°29′0″N, 99°31′12″E
Area: 1,962.0 km²
Inhabitants: 212,135 (2005)
Pop. density: 108.1 inh./km²
Geocode: 6201
Postal code: 62000
Map
Map of Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand highlighting Mueang Kamphaeng Phet

Mueang Kamphaeng Phet (Thai: เมืองกำแพงเพชร) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Kosamphi Nakhon, Phran Kratai, Sai Ngam, Khlong Khlung, Khlong Lan of Kamphaeng Phet Province and Wang Chao of Tak Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 215 villages (muban). Kamphaeng Phet is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. There are further 3 townships (thesaban tambon) - Pak Dong covers parts of tambon Trai Trueng, Nakhon Chum parts of the same-named tambon, and Khlong Mae Lai covers parts of tambon Khlong Mae Lai and Ang Thong. There are further 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Nai Mueang ในเมือง - 30,114
2. Trai Trueng ไตรตรึงษ์ 15 12,606
3. Ang Thong อ่างทอง 21 19,088
4. Na Bo Kham นาบ่อคำ 20 20,565
5. Nakhon Chum นครชุม 12 17,429
6. Song Tham ทรงธรรม 12 7,596
7. Lan Dokmai ลานดอกไม้ 10 6,597
10. Nong Pling หนองปลิง 11 11,239
11. Khonthi คณฑี 13 10,683
12. Nikhom Thung Pho Thale นิคมทุ่งโพธิ์ทะเล 16 9,571
13. Thep Nakhon เทพนคร 22 20,559
14. Wang Thong วังทอง 21 11,036
15. Tha Khun Ram ท่าขุนราม 12 9,128
17. Khlong Mae Lai คลองแม่ลาย 10 7,537
18. Thammarong ธำมรงค์ 8 4,988
19. Sa Kaeo สระแก้ว 12 13,399

Missing numbers are the tambon which now form Kosamphi Nakhon district.


Languages