Amphoe Mueang Mae Hong Son
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| Province: | Mae Hong Son |
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| Area: | 2,483.115 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 55,020 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 22.2 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 5801 |
| Postal code: | 58000 |
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Mueang Mae Hong Son (Thai: เมืองแม่ฮ่องสอน) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand.
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[edit] History
The Interior Ministry upgraded Mueang Mae Hong Son to be a 4th class city under Monthon Phayap on May 10th, 1900. It had 4 districts included, Muai To (which is Mueang Mae Hong Son district now), Mueang Yuam (now Mae Sariang district), Pai and Khun Yuam.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring are (from south clockwise) Khun Yuam of Mae Hong Son Province, Kayah State of Myanmar, Pangmapha, Pai of Mae Hong Son Province again and Mae Chaem of Chiang Mai Province.
The Namtok Mae Surin National Park office is located in the district.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 75 villages (muban). Mae Hong Son itself is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the complete tambon Chong Kham. Each of the other 6 tambon is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Chong Kham | จองคำ | 2 | 6,023 | |
| 2. | Huai Pong | ห้วยโป่ง | 15 | 7,133 | |
| 3. | Pha Bong | ผาบ่อง | 13 | 9,739 | |
| 4. | Pang Mu | ปางหมู | 14 | 15,234 | |
| 5. | Mok Champae | หมอกจำแป่ | 11 | 7,154 | |
| 6. | Huai Pha | ห้วยผา | 9 | 6,211 | |
| 9. | Huai Pu Ling | ห้วยปูลิง | 11 | 3,526 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Pang Mapha district.
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