Amphoe Mueang Nong Khai

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Mueang Nong Khai
เมืองหนองคาย
Statistics
Province: Nong Khai
District office: 17°52′48″N, 102°44′30″E
Area: 607.5 km²
Inhabitants: 142,825 (2005)
Pop. density: 235.1 inh./km²
Geocode: 4301
Postal code: 43000
Map
Map of Nong Khai, Thailand highlighting Mueang Nong Khai

Mueang Nong Khai (Thai: เมืองหนองคาย) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Phon Phisai of Nong Khai Province, Phen of Udon Thani Province, Sa Khrai and Tha Bo of Nong Khai Province again. To the north across the Mekong river is the Laotian province Vientiane prefecture.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 181 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Nong Khai covers the tambon Ni Mueang, Michai and parts of the tambon Pho Chai, Khun Wan, Hat Kham, Nong Kom Ko and Mueang Mi. There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Nong Song Hong covers parts of tambon Khai Bok Wan, and Wiang Khuk covers parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 14 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Nai Mueang ในเมือง 17 19,694
2. Mi Chai มีชัย 9 6,520
3. Pho Chai โพธิ์ชัย 12 14,269
4. Kuan Wan กวนวัน 7 5,565
5. Wiang Khuk เวียงคุก 8 6,295
6. Wat That วัดธาตุ 14 9,231
7. Hat Kham หาดคำ 16 15,264
8. Hin Ngom หินโงม 8 4,230
9. Ban Duea บ้านเดื่อ 16 7,269
10. Khai Bok Wan ค่ายบกหวาน 16 13,642
11. Song Hong สองห้อง 10 5,825
13. Phra That Bang Phuan พระธาตุบังพวน 14 10,546
16. Nong Kom Ko หนองกอมเกาะ 12 10,596
17. Pa Kho ปะโค 7 5,949
18. Mueang Mi เมืองหมี 7 4,415
19. Si Kai สีกาย 8 3,515

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the district Sakhrai.

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