Mueang Krabi District

Mueang Krabi
เมืองกระบี่
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Krabi Province
Coordinates: 8°3′42″N 98°55′7″E / 8.06167°N 98.91861°E / 8.06167; 98.91861Coordinates: 8°3′42″N 98°55′7″E / 8.06167°N 98.91861°E / 8.06167; 98.91861
Country  Thailand
Province Krabi
Seat Paknam
Area
  Total 595.7 km2 (230.0 sq mi)
Population (2000)
  Total 79,622
  Density 133.7/km2 (346/sq mi)
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code 81000
Geocode 8101

Krabi is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Krabi Province in southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ao Luek, Khao Phanom, and Nuea Khlong. To the south and west it borders Phang Nga Bay.

Ao Nang Beach.

In the district is the Phi Phi Archipelago and several smaller islands. The karst landscape at the coast has attracts tourists to the beaches of Ao Nang and Railay, well-known to rock climbers.

Khao Phanom Bencha National Park in the north of the district protects the forests around Phanom Bencha, the highest elevation in Krabi Province. That hills are also the source of the Krabi River, which empties into Phang Nga Bay at Krabi town. Its estuary with mangrove forests and mudflats is a Ramsar-protected wetland.

Administration

The district is divided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (muban). Krabi itself is the only town (thesaban mueang) of the district, covering the tambon Pak Nam and Krabi Yai. The remaining tambon each have a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.     
1.Pak Namปากน้ำ-17,294
2.Krabi Yaiกระบี่ใหญ่-7,692
3.Krabi Noiกระบี่น้อย131,326
5.Khao Khramเขาคราม69,249
6.Khao Thongเขาทอง65,774
11.Thap Prikทับปริก87,962
15.Sai Thaiไสไทย710,851
16.Ao Nangอ่าวนาง87,898
17.Nong Thaleหนองทะเล78,647
18.Khlong Prasongคลองประสงค์114,670

The missing numbers 4, 7-10 and 12-14 were split off as Nuea Khlong District

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