Mueang Chumphon district

Mueang Chumphon

เมืองชุมพร
Mueang Chumphon เมืองชุมพร
District
	Atmosphere of wet market in Tha Taphao
	District location in Chumphon province
	Coordinates: 10°29′35″N 99°10′49″E / 10.49306°N 99.18028°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Chumphon
Seat	Tha Taphao
Area
• Total	748.39 km2 (288.95 sq mi)
Population (9 June 1996)
• Total	144,682
• Density	213/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	86000
Geocode	8601

Mueang Chumphon (Thai: เมืองชุมพร, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ t͡ɕʰūm.pʰɔ̄ːn]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Chumphon province, southern Thailand.

Geography edit

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Sawi of Chumphon Province, Kra Buri of Ranong province, Tha Sae and Pathio of Chumphon Province.

History edit

On 29 April 1917 the district's name was changed from Mueang to Tha Tapao (ท่าตะเภา).^[2] On 14 November 1938 it was renamed Mueang Chumphon.^[3]

Administration edit

The district is divided into 17 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 165 villages (mubans). Chumphon is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the whole tambon Tha Taphao and parts of tambon Bang Mak, Na Thung, Tak Daet, Khun Krathing, and Wang Phai. There are a further three townships (thesaban tambons): Paknam Chumphon covers parts of tambon Paknam, Tha Yang the whole tambon Tha Yang, and Wang Phai parts of tambon Wang Phai. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organization.

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Tha Taphao	ท่าตะเภา	-	12,622
2.	Pak Nam	ปากน้ำ	10	13,245
3.	Tha Yang	ท่ายาง	11	10,148
4.	Bang Mak	บางหมาก	13	12,188
5.	Na Thung	นาทุ่ง	10	10,803
6.	Na Cha-ang	นาชะอัง	9	6,189
7.	Tak Daet	ตากแดด	9	10,808
8.	Bang Luek	บางลึก	12	7,718
9.	Hat Phan Krai	หาดพันไกร	12	5,243
10.	Wang Phai	วังไผ่	13	11,132
11.	Wang Mai	วังใหม่	9	9,188
12.	Ban Na	บ้านนา	13	8,254
13.	Khun Krathing	ขุนกระทิง	8	3,976
14.	Thung Kha	ทุ่งคา	11	7,066
15.	Wisai Nuea	วิสัยเหนือ	12	6,260
16.	Hat Sai Ri	หาดทรายรี	7	3,893
17.	Tham Sing	ถ้ำสิงห์	6	3,032

References edit

^ "Mueang Chumphon District, Chumphon Province". amphoe.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
^ "ประกาศเรื่องเปลียนชืออำเภอ" [Notice of changing district name] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 34: 40–68. 29 April 1917. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2019, page 51{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑" [Royal Decree: Change name of Provinces and Districts] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 55: 658–666. 14 November 1938. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2020, page 660{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

External links edit

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[Amphoe-1] "Mueang Chumphon District, Chumphon Province". amphoe.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2019-01-13.

[2] "ประกาศเรื่องเปลียนชืออำเภอ" [Notice of changing district name] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 34: 40–68. 29 April 1917. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2019, page 51{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[3] "พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑" [Royal Decree: Change name of Provinces and Districts] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 55: 658–666. 14 November 1938. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2020, page 660{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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