Amphoe Mueang Ubon Ratchathani

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Mueang Ubon Ratchathani
เมืองอุบลราชธานี
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Province: Ubon Ratchathani
District office: Nai Mueang
15°13′44″N, 104°51′15″E
Area: 406.4 km²
Inhabitants: 211,855 (2005)
Pop. density: 521.3 inh./km²
Geocode: 3401
Postal code: 34000
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Map of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand highlighting Mueang Ubon Ratchathani

Mueang Ubon Ratchathani (Thai: เมืองอุบลราชธานี) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.

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[edit] History

The district was originally named Buphapala Nikhom (บุพปลนิคม). Later the name was changed to Burapha Ubon (บูรพาอุบล) in 1909 and Mueang Ubon Ratchathani in 1913.[1]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khueang Nai, Muang Sam Sip, Lao Suea Kok, Don Mot Daeng, Sawang Wirawong, Warin Chamrap of Ubon Ratchathani Province and Kanthararom of Sisaket Province.

The important water resource is the Mun River.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 148 villages (muban). The city (thesaban nakhon) Ubon Ratchathani covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. Ubon is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Kham Yai and Chaeramae. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Nai Mueang ในเมือง - 86,809
4. Hua Ruea หัวเรือ 14 8,968
5. Nong Khon หนองขอน 15 8,436
7. Pathum ปทุม 12 10,294
8. Kham Yai ขามใหญ่ 24 30,471
9. Chaeramae แจระแม 10 12,622
11. Nong Bo หนองบ่อ 13 7,595
12. Rai Noi ไร่น้อย 17 19,589
13. Krasop กระโสบ 12 5,565
16. Ku Talat กุดลาด 13 10,178
19. Khilek ขี้เหล็ก 10 6,024
20. Pa-ao ปะอาว 8 5,304

Missing numbers are tambon which form the district Don Mot Daeng and Lao Suea Kok.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ" (in Thai) (October 12 1913). Royal Gazette 30 (0 ง): 1536–1537. 

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