Amphoe Mueang Phichit

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Mueang Phichit
เมืองพิจิตร
Statistics
Province: Phichit
District office: 16°26′18″N, 100°21′″0
Area: 738.9 km²
Inhabitants: 113,068 (2005)
Pop. density: 153.0 inh./km²
Geocode: 6601
Postal code: 66000
Map
Map of Phichit, Thailand highlighting Mueang Phichit

Mueang Phichit (Thai: เมืองพิจิตร) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Phichit Province, northern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Sak Lek, Wang Sai Phun, Taphan Hin, Pho Prathap Chang, Sam Ngam of Phichit Province and Bang Krathum of Phitsanulok Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 134 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Phichit covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. There are three more townships (thesaban tambon) - Tha Lo and Hua Dong each cover parts of the same-named tambon, and Wang Krot parts of tambon Ban Bung. There are further 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Nai Mueang ในเมือง - 23,791
2. Phai Khwang ไผ่ขวาง 8 3,666
3. Yan Yao ย่านยาว 10 6,127
4. Tha Lo ท่าฬ่อ 7 5,687
5. Pak Thang ปากทาง 9 5,738
6. Khlong Khachen คลองคะเชนทร์ 9 8,297
7. Rong Chang โรงช้าง 7 5,933
8. Mueang Kao เมืองเก่า 9 5,775
9. Tha Luang ท่าหลวง 10 6,299
10. Ban Bung บ้านบุ่ง 7 7,494
11. Kha Mang ฆะมัง 12 6,389
12. Dong Pa Kham ดงป่าคำ 9 4,973
13. Hua Dong หัวดง 9 7,197
15. Pa Makhap ป่ามะคาบ 14 8,594
19. Sai Kham Ho สายคำโห้ 5 2,581
20. Dong Klang ดงกลาง 9 4,527

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Sak Lek district.