Mueang Narathiwat District

Mueang Narathiwat
เมืองนราธิวาส
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Narathiwat Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Narathiwat
Seat Bang Nak
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
 • Total 305.115 km2 (117.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 108,644
 • Density 356.1/km2 (922.3/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 96000
Geocode 9601

Mueang Narathiwat (Thai: เมืองนราธิวาส) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand.

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History

The area of Mueang Narathiwat was originally a village named Menara (เมอนารา or เมอนารอ), under Mueang Sai Buri. Later it was upgraded to a Tambon and changed to be controlled by Mueang Ra-ngae. Tambon Manalo grew bigger and bigger, so the government moved the city hall from Tambon Tanyong Mat to Manalo. Then they upgraded Tambon Manalo to Mueang Bang Nara. King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) renamed the city to Narathiwat in 1915,[1] however in 1917 the district was renamed from Mueang to the old name Bang Nara.[2] In 1938 the district name was changed to Mueang Narathiwat district as the province name.[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Tak Bai, Cho-airong, Ra-ngae, Yi-ngo, Bacho of Narathiwat Province, Mai Kaen of Pattani Province and the Gulf of Thailand.

The important water resource is the Bang Nara River.

The Ao Manao-Khao Tanyong National Park is located within the district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 57 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Narathiwat covers parts of tambon Bang Nak. The 6 remaining tambon are each led by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Bang Nak บางนาค - 40,406
2. Lam Phu ลำภู 11 10,543
3. Manang Tayo มะนังตายอ 7 7,721
4. Bang Po บางปอ 8 9,844
5. Kaluwo กะลุวอ 7 8,382
6. Kaluwo Nuea กะลุวอเหนือ 12 13,575
7. Khok Khian โคกเคียน 12 18,173

References

  1. ^ "ประกาศ เปลี่ยนชื่อเมืองบางนรา เป็นเมืองนราธิวาส" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 32 (0 ก): 145. 1915-08-08. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2458/A/145.PDF. 
  2. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 34 (0 ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. 
  3. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 55 (0 ก): 658–666. 1938-11-14. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF. 

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