Mueang Phayao District

Mueang Phayao
เมืองพะเยา
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Phayao Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Phayao
Seat Ban Tom
Area
 • Total 842.1 km2 (325.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Total 125,818
 • Density 143.8/km2 (372.4/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 56000
Geocode 5601

Mueang Phayao (Thai: เมืองพะเยา; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ pʰā.jāw]) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Phayao Province, northern Thailand.

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mai Chai of Phayao Province, Pa Daet of Chiang Rai Province, Phu Kamyao, Dok Khamtai of Phayao Province again, Ngao and Wang Nuea of Lampang Province.

History

1917 the district Phayao was renamed to Mueang Phayao.[1] In 1938 the word Mueang was removed again, as only the capital districts of the provinces were supposed to have that name.[2] With the creation of Phayao province in 1977, the district was named Mueang Phayao again.[3]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 15 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 171 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Phayao covers the whole tambon Wiang and Mae Tam. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Inh.[4]
01. Wiang เวียง 10,701
02. Mae Tam แม่ต๋ำ 07,929
04. Mae Na Ruea แม่นาเรือ 09,072
05. Ban Tun บ้านตุ่น 05,098
06. Ban Tam บ้านต๊ำ 07,310
07. Ban Tom บ้านต๋อม 13,308
08. Mae Puem แม่ปืม 09,269
10. Mae Ka แม่กา 17,629
11. Ban Mai บ้านใหม่ 04,869
12. Cham Pa Wai จำป่าหวาย - 08,482
13. Tha Wang Thong ท่าวังทอง 14,111
14. Mae Sai แม่ใส 06,451
15. Ban Sang บ้านสาง 04,433
16. Tha Champi ท่าจำปี 04,100
18. San Pa Muang สันป่าม่วง 03,056

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Phu Kamyao.

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