Amphoe Mueang Sukhothai
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Province: | Sukhothai |
District office: | Thani |
Area: | 581.5 km² |
Inhabitants: | 107,599 (2005) |
Pop. density: | 185.0 inh./km² |
Geocode: | 6401 |
Postal code: | 64000 |
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Mueang Sukhothai (Thai: เมืองสุโขทัย) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Kong Krailat, Khiri Mat, Ban Dan Lan Hoi and Si Samrong of Sukhothai Province and Phrom Phiram of Phitsanulok Province.
The important water resource is the Yom River.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 97 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Sukhothai covers the whole tambon Thani. there are further two townships (thesaban tambon) - Ban Suan and Mueang Kao, each covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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1. | Thani | ธานี | - | 17,510 | |
2. | Ban Suan | บ้านสวน | 14 | 14,490 | |
3. | Mueang Kao | เมืองเก่า | 11 | 17,760 | |
4. | Pak Khwae | ปากแคว | 9 | 9,010 | |
5. | Yang Sai | ยางซ้าย | 12 | 9,729 | |
6. | Ban Kluai | บ้านกล้วย | 13 | 16,893 | |
7. | Ban Lum | บ้านหลุม | 9 | 8,970 | |
8. | Tan Tia | ตาลเตี้ย | 11 | 4,375 | |
9. | Pak Phra | ปากพระ | 10 | 3,743 | |
10. | Wang Thong Daeng | วังทองแดง | 8 | 5,119 |
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