Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District

Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima
อำเภอเมืองนครราชสีมา
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Coordinates: 14°58′16″N 102°5′59″E / 14.97111°N 102.09972°ECoordinates: 14°58′16″N 102°5′59″E / 14.97111°N 102.09972°E
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Ratchasima
- Established AD.1895
- Tambon 25
- Muban 243
- Local Admin. 10 Municipality,17 SAO.
Government
 • District Chief Officer Samarn Wongvanayuth
Area
 • Total 755.6 km2 (291.7 sq mi)
Population (2009 (p1))
 • Total 454,647
 • Density 601/km2 (1,560/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 30000, 30280, 30310
Geocode 3001

Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima (Thai: อำเภอเมืองนครราชสีมา) (amphoe mueang) is one of 32 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeastern Thailand. Including the center city of district is City of Nakhon Ratchasima.

Introduction

Main Gate of Korat

Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima is an ancient city. The present city was built in the reign of King Narai the Great of Ayutthaya kingdom. The king merged the two ancient cities, Mueang Sema and Mueang Khorakha Pura (Khorat) and moved to the present area. He named the new city Nakhon Ratchasima and set it as the eastern frontier city of Ayutthaya. The landscape and city planning of Nakhon Ratchasima city designed by French architect.

The city of various Khmer ruins and the famous statute of Khun Ying Mo named Nakhon Ratchasima or commonly known as "Khorat" is situated on Khorat plateau, the lower part of Northeastern plateau of Thailand. The city itself serves as the gateway to the Northeastern Region. From Bangkok, it is 259 km. by car and 264 km by train. It has an area of 755.60 km² or about 468,704 rai (185,311 acre) with a residential registration population of 433,838 inhabitants(2008 census).[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Non Thai, Non Sung, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chok Chai, Pak Thong Chai, Sung Noen and Kham Thale So.

The main river through the district is the Lam Takhong.

Transportation

Car

Travelling by car from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima is most convenient, there are three alternative routes to choose depending on the starting point in Bangkok.

Bus

There are several air-conditioned (Coach Standard-1 and 2) buses leaving from the Northeastern Bus Terminal (Kampaeng Phet 2 Road) to Nakhon Ratchasima Bus Terminal 1 (Burin Rd.) and 2 (Mittraphap Rd.) with 3 service agencies; Air Korat Pattana, Ratchasima Tour and Suranaree Air. Air-conditioned buses leave every 20 minutes throughout 24 hours.

Train

Nakhon Ratchasima Station

There are several trains leaving Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lampong) daily to the two major train stations (Nakhon Ratchasima and Thanon Chira train stations) in the city.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 25 subdistricts (tambon) with 27 local administration.[2]

There are contains 10 municipalities, which 1 city municipality (thesaban nakhon) - City of Nakhon Ratchasima or Korat City covers the whole area of Nai Mueang subdistrict (tambon) and parts of Ban Ko subdistrict, the 9 township municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Pho Klang covers whole area of Pho Klang subdistrict, Hua Thale covers whole area of Hua Tale subdistrict, Nong Phai Lom covers whole area of Nong Phai Lom subdistrict, Cho Ho covers parts of Cho Ho subdistricts and parts of Ban Ko subdistrict, Khok Sung covers whole area of Khok Sung subdsitrict, Paru Yai covers whole area of Paru Yai subdistrict, Khok Kruat & Mueang Mai Khok Kruat covers of Khok Kruat subdistrict, Nong Khai Nam covers whole area of Nong Khai Nam subdistrict.

Local Admin. Unit Type Subdistricts Population
(2010 census)		 Area
(km²)		 Distance To
District Office(km.)		 Pop.density
(inh. per km²)		 House Hold
(unit)
1. City of Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality Nai Mueang, Ban Ko 141,714 37.50 1.3 3,779 61,184
2. Pho Klang Municipality Pho Klang 25,632 55.23 8.5 464 10,121
3. Hua Thale Municipality Hua Thale 24,587 15.59 8 1,577 10,404
4. Nong Phai Lom Municipality Nong Phai Lom 19,744 17.89 3 1,104 10,285
5. Cho Ho Municipality Cho Ho, Ban Ko 15,239 9.50 8 1,604 7,428
6. Mueang Mai Khok Kruat Municipality Khok Kruat 12,576 64.17 13 193 4,671
7. Khok Sung Municipality Khok Sung 9,758 30.56 15 302 3,098
8. Paru Yai Municipality Paru Yai 9,365 16.63 11 601 3,939
9. Khok Kruat Municipality Khok Kruat 7,160 3.00 18 2,387 2,951
10. Nong Khai Nam Municipality Nong Khai Nam 5,835 43.44 19 134 1,434

And 17 Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) - Ban Ko, Ban Mai, Ban Pho, Chai Mongkhon, Cho Ho, Maroeng, Muen Wai, Nong Bua Sala, Nong Chabok, Nong Krathum, Nong Rawiang, Phanao, Phon Krang, Putsa, Si Num, Suranaree and Talat responsible for the non-municipal areas.[3]

Local Admin. Unit Type Subdistricts Population
(2010 census)		 Area
(km²)		 Distance To
District Office(km.)		 Pop.density
(inh. per km²)		 House Hold
(unit)
1. Ban Mai SAO Ban Mai 17,544 19.55 8 897 5,934
2. Nong Bua Sala SAO Nong Bua Sala 17,155 36.61 10 468 9,177
3. Suranaree SAO Suranaree 16,070 49.90 15 322 7,299
4. Cho Ho SAO Cho Ho 12,447 26.97 12.5 462 4,403
5. Nong Chabok SAO Nong Chabok 11,637 23.56 7 494 4,643
6. Nong Rawiang SAO Nong Rawiang 10,828 54.77 16 199 3,287
7. Ban Ko SAO Ban Ko 10,715 11.30 6 948 4,932
8. Muen Wai SAO Muen Wai 10,077 9.76 5 1,032 4,489
9. Putsa SAO Putsa 9,512 39.46 11 241 2,655
10. Ban Pho SAO Ban Pho 8,931 44.36 18 201 3,096
11. Maroeng SAO Maroeng 7,063 10.25 10.5 689 2,239
12. Nong Krathum SAO Nong Krathum 6,957 18.50 8 376 2,978
13. Chai Mongkhon SAO Chai Mongkhon 6,738 60.18 18 112 2,645
14. Si Mum SAO Si Mum 6,301 15.0 15 420 1,812
15. Tatat SAO Talat 6,187 22.20 15 279 2,448
16. Phanao SAO Phanao 4,872 18.16 9 268.28 1,407
17. Phon Krang SAO Phon Krang 4,796 18.65 17 257 1,103

References

  1. ↑ Introduction to Korat
  2. ↑ 2008 Statistic Data Center, Department of Provincial Administration, The Ministry of Interior
  3. ↑ The Local Administration Data Center, Department of Local Administration, The Ministry of Interior

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