Mueang Nakhon Sawan is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Nakhon Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani and Tak.- Etymology :...

, in northern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Banphot Phisai

Amphoe Banphot Phisai

Banphot Phisai is the northernmost district of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:At first, the central tambon was Tambon Ta Sang...

, Kao Liao

Amphoe Kao Liao

Kao Liao is a district of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on October 1 1969, when five tambon were split off from Banphot Phisai district...

, Chum Saeng

Amphoe Chum Saeng

Chum Saeng is a district in Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Chum Saeng is an old district of Nakhon Sawan. The government separated some part of Mueang district to establish Tambon Koei Chai. In 1903, the Interior ministry upgraded the tambon to be Amphoe Phan Lan, named after...

, Tha Tako

Amphoe Tha Tako

Tha Tako is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was established at Ban Khao Noi, Tambon Tha Tako in 1900. At first there was confusion whether the name was Khao Noi or Don Kha...

, Phayuha Khiri

Amphoe Phayuha Khiri

Phayuha Khiri is a district in Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Phayuha Khiri is an ancient city. It was on the mid way of 2 big cities, Phra Bang and Chainat Buri...

, Krok Phra

Amphoe Krok Phra

Krok Phra is a district in Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Originally, the district was named Noen Sala. However, as the old location was not convenient for transportation, the district office was moved to the west bank of the Chao Phraya river at Ban Krok Phra in 1899...

, Lat Yao

Amphoe Lat Yao

Lat Yao is a district of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Originally, Lat Yao was a part of Krok Phra district. Khun Lat Boriban , the head of the Tambon developed the infrastructure of the tambon. In 1913, he proposed to the governor of Nakhon Sawan that the tambon should be...

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The main rivers of the district are the Nan

Nan River

The Nan River is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River.-Geography:The Nan River originates in Nan Province. The provinces along the river after Nan Province are Uttaradit, Phitsanulok and Phichit. The Yom River joins the Nan River at Chum Saeng...

 and Ping

Ping River

The Ping River , along with the Nan River, is one of the two main contributaries of Chao Phraya River. It originates at Doi Chiang Dao in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai Province. After passing Chiang Mai town, it flows though the provinces Lamphun, Tak, and Kamphaeng Phet...

, which meet in the town of Nakhon Sawan to form the Chao Phraya. In the eastern part of the district is the Bueng Boraphet

Bueng Boraphet

Bueng Boraphet is the largest freshwater swamp and lake in central Thailand. It covers an area of 224 km² east of Nakhon Sawan, south of the Nan River close to its confluence with the Ping River....

 swamp, the most important wetland of the whole province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 170 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). The city (thesaban nakhon) of Nakhon Sawan

Nakhon Sawan

Nakhon Sawan is a city in Thailand, the name literally means "Heavenly City". The city is the capital of Nakhon Sawan Province, and covers the complete subdistrict Pak Nam Pho and parts of Khwae Yai, Nakhon Sawan Tok, Nakhon Sawan Ok and Wat Sai, all of Mueang Nakhon Sawan district...

 covers the tambon Pak Nam Pho and parts of the tambon Khwae Yai, Nakhon Sawan Tok, Nakhon Sawan Ok and Wat Sai. Nong Ben is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Nong Krot and Nong Kradon. There are further 16 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Pak Nam Pho	ปากน้ำโพ
41,888
2.	Klang Daet	กลางแดด	6	3,499
3.	Kriangkrai	เกรียงไกร	12	5,764
4.	Khwae Yai	แควใหญ่	5	2,472
5.	Takhian Luean	ตะเคียนเลื่อน	12	6,051
6.	Nakhon Sawan Tok	นครสวรรค์ตก	10	47,371
7.	Nakhon Sawan Ok	นครสวรรค์ออก	7	18,964
8.	Bang Phra Luang	บางพระหลวง	6	2,323
9.	Bang Muang	บางม่วง	12	7,338
10.	Ban Makluea	บ้านมะเกลือ	12	9,448
11.	Ban Kaeng	บ้านแก่ง	12	8,006
12.	Phra Non	พระนอน	15	8,721
13.	Wat Sai	วัดไทร	15	22,920
14.	Nong Krot	หนองกรด	17	19,131
15.	Nong Kradon	หนองกระโดน	16	15,390
16.	Nong Pling	หนองปลิง	8	14,581
17.	Bueng Senat	บึงเสนาท	5	4,893