Mueang Lampang เมืองลำปาง |
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Amphoe location in Lampang Province | |
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Country | Thailand |
Province | Lampang |
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Area | |
• Total | 1,156.6 km2 (446.6 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 235,092 |
• Density | 205.2/km2 (531.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
Postal code | 52000 |
Geocode | 5201 |
Mueang Lampang (Thai: เมืองลำปาง; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ lām.pāːŋ]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.
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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Pan, Chae Hom, Mae Mo, Mae Tha, Ko Kha and Hang Chat of Lampang Province, Mae Tha of Lamphun Province, and Mae On of Chiang Mai Province.
In 1917 the district was renamed from Mueang to Mueang Lampang.[1]
The district is subdivided into 19 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 180 villages (muban). Lampang is a city (thesaban nakhon) covering the tambon Wiang Nuea, Suan Dok, Sop Tui and parts of tambon Hua Wiang, Phichai, Chomphu, Phrabat and Bo Haeo. The town (thesaban mueang) Khelang Nakhon covers the tambon Kluai Phae and Pong Saen Thong, and parts of tambon Phrabat and Chomphu. There are two more subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Bo Haeo and Phichai each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh.[2] |
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1. | Wiang Nuea | เวียงเหนือ | - | 12,008 |
2. | Hua Wiang | หัวเวียง | - | 11,341 |
3. | Suan Dok | สวนดอก | - | 5,616 |
4. | Sop Tui | สบตุ๋ย | - | 15,100 |
5. | Phra Bat | พระบาท | 9 | 21,838 |
6. | Chomphu | ชมพู | 14 | 26,803 |
7. | Kluai Phae | กล้วยแพะ | 5 | 9,651 |
8. | Pong Saen Thong | ปงแสนทอง | 11 | 18,052 |
9. | Ban Laeng | บ้านแลง | 12 | 6,993 |
10. | Ban Sadet | บ้านเสด็จ | 14 | 11,094 |
11. | Phichai | พิชัย | 16 | 21,058 |
12. | Thung Fai | ทุ่งฝาย | 9 | 8,213 |
13. | Ban Ueam | บ้านเอื้อม | 15 | 10,401 |
14. | Ban Pao | บ้านเป้า | 12 | 6,979 |
15. | Ban Kha | บ้านค่า | 8 | 5,849 |
16. | Bo Haeo | บ่อแฮ้ว | 17 | 18,777 |
17. | Ton Thong Chai | ต้นธงชัย | 13 | 15,093 |
18. | Nikhom Phatthana | นิคมพัฒนา | 14 | 5,061 |
19. | Bunnak Phatthana | บุญนาคพัฒนา | 11 | 5,165 |
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