Amphoe Mueang Mukdahan

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Mueang Mukdahan
เมืองมุกดาหาร
Statistics
Province:	Mukdahan
District office:	16°32′17″N, 104°42′53″E
Area:	1,235.07 km²
Inhabitants:	128,005 (2005)
Pop. density:	103.6 inh./km²
Geocode:	4901
Postal code:	49000
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Mueang Mukdahan (Thai: เมืองมุกดาหาร) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Don Tan, Nikhom Kham Soi, Nong Sung, Khamcha-i, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province and Wan Yai of Mukdahan Province again. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province of Savannakhet.

The important water resource is the Mekong river.

[edit] History

The district goes back to the Mueang Mukdahan, which was administrated within the Monthon Udon Thani. In 1907 it was made a district of Nakhon Phanom Province. On September 27 1982 the southern part of Nakhon Phanom was split off to form the new province Mukdahan, and the district Mukdahan was renamed to Mueang Mukdahan as the capital district of the new province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 143 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Mukdahan covers parts of tambon Mukdahan and the whole tambon Si Bun Rueang. The township (thesaban tambon) Dong Yen covers the whole same-named tambon. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Mukdahan	มุกดาหาร	6	31,860
2.	Si Bun Rueang	ศรีบุญเรือง	-	7,014
3.	Ban Khok	บ้านโคก	13	8,254
4.	Bang Sai Yai	บางทรายใหญ่	12	8,312
5.	Phon Sai	โพนทราย	13	8,130
6.	Phueng Daet	ผึ่งแดด	13	5,529
7.	Na Sok	นาโสก	16	9,656
8.	Na Si Nuan	นาสีนวน	10	6,992
9.	Kham Pa Lai	คำป่าหลาย	15	11,869
10.	Kham Ahuan	คำอาฮวน	15	11,517
11.	Dong Yen	ดงเย็น	14	9,827
12.	Dong Mon	ดงมอน	10	5,371
13.	Kut Khae	กุดแข้	6	3,674