Amphoe Mueang Roi Et
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Mueang Roi Et is the capital district (amphoe mueang) in the western part of Roi Et Province
Roi Et Province
Roi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....

, northeastern 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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History

Mueang
Mueang
Mueang were historical semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos, parts of northern Vietnam and the Shan State of Myanmar. Smaller Mueang were subordinate to more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king, as described in...

Roi Et is an ancient city. The area around the city was made into a district in 1908. In 1913 it was renamed from Pachin Roi Et to Mueang Roi Et.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Changhan
Amphoe Changhan
Changhan is a district in the northwestern part of Roi Et Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khwan and Mueang Roi Et of Roi Et Province, Mueang Maha Sarakham of Maha Sarakham Province, Khong Chai and Kamalasai of Kalasin Province.-History:The minor...

, Chiang Khwan, Thawat Buri
Amphoe Thawat Buri
-Geography:The district is located in central Roi Et province. Neighboring districts are Chiang Khwan, Selaphum, Thung Khao Luang, At Samat and Mueang Roi Et.-History:...

, At Samat
Amphoe At Samat
- Geography :The district is located in central Roi Et province. Neighboring districts are Thawat Buri, Thung Khao Luang, Selaphum, Phanom Phrai, Suwannaphum, Mueang Suang, Chaturaphak Phiman and Mueang Roi Et....

, Mueang Suang
Amphoe Mueang Suang
Mueang Suang is a district of Roi Et Province, in northeastern Thailand.-Geography:The district is located in the central part of Roi Et province...

 (at a single point), Chaturaphak Phiman
Amphoe Chaturaphak Phiman
Chaturaphak Phiman is a district in the western part of Roi Et Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si Somdet, Mueang Roi Et, At Samat , Mueang Suang, Kaset Wisai of Roi Et Province and Wapi Pathum of Maha Sarakham Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 12...

 and Si Somdet
Amphoe Si Somdet
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Roi Et and Chaturaphak Phiman of Roi Et Province, Wapi Pathum, Kae Dam and Mueang Maha Sarakham of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:...

 of Roi Et Province, and Mueang Maha Sarakham
Amphoe Mueang Maha Sarakham
Mueang Maha Sarakham is the capital district of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kae Dam, Wapi Pathum, Borabue, Kosum Phisai and Kantharawichai of Maha Sarakham Province, Khong Chai of Kalasin Province, and Changhan, Mueang Roi Et and Si Somdet...

 of Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen....

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 15 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 195 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...

). Roi Et
Roi Et
Roi Et is a town in Northeastern Thailand, capital of the Roi Et Province. It covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang of Mueang Roi Et district. As of 2006 it has a population of 34,229....

 is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. There are further 14 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. Nai Mueang ในเมือง
34,285
2. Rop Mueang รอบเมือง 20 15,569
3. Nuea Mueang เหนือเมือง 21 19,797
4. Khon Kaen ขอนแก่น 14 7,310
5. Na Pho นาโพธิ์ 10 4,718
6. Sa-at Sombun สะอาดสมบูรณ์ 16 8,584
8. Si Kaeo สีแก้ว 20 12,769
9. Po Phan ปอภาร (ปอพาน) 13 7,547
10. Non Rang โนนรัง 9 5,603
17. Nong Kaeo หนองแก้ว 13 6,860
18. Nong Waeng หนองแวง 15 8,137
20. Dong Lan ดงลาน 13 7,755
23. Khaen Yai แคนใหญ่ 11 4,439
24. Non Tan โนนตาล 10 4,977
25. Mueang Thong เมืองทอง 10 5,217

Missing numbers are tambon which form the districts Changhan and Si Somdet.
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