Mueang Uttaradit District

Mueang Uttaradit
เมืองอุตรดิตถ์
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Uttaradit Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Uttaradit
Seat Tha It
Area
 • Total 765.476 km2 (295.6 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 151,108
 • Density 200.6/km2 (519.6/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 53000
Geocode 5301

Mueang Uttaradit (Thai: เมืองอุตรดิตถ์; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ ʔùt.tā.rā.dìt]) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Tha Pla, Thong Saen Khan, Tron, Laplae of Uttaradit Province and Den Chai of Phrae Province.

History

In 1917 the district was renamed from Mueang to Bang Po (บางโพ).[1] In 1938 it was renamed back to Mueang Uttaradit.[2]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 154 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Uttaradit covers the whole tambon Tha It. There are three more subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Wang Kaphi and Ban Ko each cover the whole of their eponymous tambons, and Ban Dan Na Kham covers parts of tambon Ban Dan Na Kham. There are further 15 Tambon Administrative Organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[3]
01. Tha It ท่าอิฐ - 34,500
02. Tha Sao ท่าเสา 10 13,436
03. Ban Ko บ้านเกาะ 08 08,863
04. Pa Sao ป่าเซ่า 08 07,478
05. Khung Taphao คุ้งตะเภา 08 08,765
06. Wang Kaphi วังกะพี้ 09 10,364
07. Hat Kruat หาดกรวด 09 07,771
08. Nam Rit น้ำริด 10 07,127
09. Ngio Ngam งิ้วงาม 15 09,040
10. Ban Dan Na Kham บ้านด่านนาขาม 11 10,329
11. Ban Dan บ้านด่าน 12 05,118
12. Pha Chuk ผาจุก 14 08,499
13. Wang Din วังดิน 11 04,664
14. Saen To แสนตอ 08 03,374
15. Hat Ngio หาดงิ้ว 10 04,979
16. Khun Fang ขุนฝาง 07 03,926
17. Tham Chalong ถ้ำฉลอง 04 02,875

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