Amphoe Mueang Udon Thani
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Mueang Udon Thani is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Udon Thani Province
Udon Thani Province
Udon Thani is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Sakon Nakhon, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Nong Bua Lamphu and Loei.- Geography :...

, 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...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phen
Amphoe Phen
Phen is a district in the northern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Sang Khom, Ban Dung, Phibun Rak, Mueang Udon Thani, Ban Phue of Udon Thani Province, Sakhrai, Mueang Nong Khai and Phon Phisai of Nong Khai Province.- History :The...

, Phibun Rak
Amphoe Phibun Rak
Phibun Rak is a district in the central part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Han, Chai Wan, Si That, Kumphawapi and Prachaksinlapakhom.-History:...

, Nong Han
Amphoe Nong Han
Nong Han is a district of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chai Wan, Ku Kaeo, Prachaksinlapakhom, Mueang Udon Thani, Phibun Rak and Thung Fon of Udon Thani Province, and Sawang Daen Din of Sakon Nakhon Province.-History:The archaeological site of...

, Prachaksinlapakhom, Kumphawapi
Amphoe Kumphawapi
Kumphawapi is a district in the southern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.- Etymology : is from Sanskrit pitcher, water-pot, as reflected in the name of February, associated with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. is from Sanskrit pond, synonymous with หนองนํ้า, บึง...

, Nong Saeng
Amphoe Nong Saeng, Udon Thani Province
Nong Saeng is a district of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Wua So, Mueang Udon Thani, Kumphawapi and Non Sa-at of Udon Thani Province, and Khao Suan Kwang of Khon Kaen Province.-History:The area of the district was originally part of...

, Nong Wua So
Amphoe Nong Wua So
Nong Wua So is a district in the western part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kut Chap, Mueang Udon Thani and Nong Saeng of Udon Thani Province, Khao Suan Kwang of Khon Kaen Province and Non Sang and Mueang Nongbua Lamphu of Nongbua Lamphu...

, Kut Chap
Amphoe Kut Chap
Kut Chap is a district in the western part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Phue, Mueang Udon Thani and Nong Wua So of Udon Thani Province, Na Klang and Suwannakhuha of Nongbua Lamphu Province-History:The minor district was created on July...

 and Ban Phue
Amphoe Ban Phue
Ban Phue is a district in the northwestern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Sangkhom, Pho Tak, Tha Bo and Sakhrai of Nong Khai Province, Phen, Mueang Udon Thani and Kut Chap of Udon Thani Province, Suwannakhuha of Nongbua Lamphu Province,...

 of Udon Thani Province.

History

Originally named Ban Mak Khaeng (บ้านหมากแข้ง), the district was one of the original four districts of Udon Thani established during the thesaphiban administrative reforms in 1908. In 1938 it was renamed from Mak Khaeng to Mueang Udon Thani.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 21 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 248 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) Udon Thani
Udon Thani
Udon Thani is a city in Isan, north-east Thailand, and the capital of Udon Thani Province.-Location:The province of Udon Thani has a population of 1,467.200, the city alone 500.000. Geographical location and is approximately 560 km from Bangkok...

 covers the whole tambon Mak Khaeng and parts of Nong Bua and Nong Khon Kwang. There are 2 town municipalities (thesaban mueang) - Nong Samrong covers the whole tambon Na Di and parts of Mu Mon and Ban Lueam and Non Sung – Nam Kham parts of tambon Non Sung. There are further 5 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Nikhom Songkhro covers parts of tambon Nikhom Songkhro and Khok Sa-at; Nong Bua parts of tambon Nong Bua, Nong Na Kham, Sam Phrao and Nong Khon Kwang; Ban Chan parts of tambon Ban Chan and Nong Khon Kwang; Na Kha parts of tambon Na Kha. There are further 18 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai Villages Inh.
Population
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1. Mak Khaeng หมากแข้ง
141,209
2. Nikhom Songkhro นิคมสงเคราะห์ 12 12,692
3. Ban Khao บ้านขาว 10 9,957
4. Nong Bua หนองบัว 7 17,060
5. Ban Tat บ้านตาด 14 12,224
6. Non Sung โนนสูง 14 19,549
7. Mu Mon หมูม่น 12 15,384
8. Chiang Yuen เชียงยืน 16 15,580
9. Nong Na Kham หนองนาคำ 18 21,893
10. Kut Sa กุดสระ 11 8,414
11. Na Di นาดี 8 6,738
12. Ban Lueam บ้านเลื่อม 8 16,530
13. Chiang Phin เชียงพิณ 8 10,945
14. Sam Phrao สามพร้าว 10 17,844
15. Nong Hai หนองไฮ 13 12,279
16. Na Kha นาข่า 15 12,498
17. Ban Chan บ้านจั่น 16 13,144
18. Nong Khon Kwang หนองขอนกว้าง 12 10,517
19. Khok Sa-at โคกสะอาด 10 7,260
20. Na Kwang นากว้าง 10 6,874
21. Nong Phai หนองไผ่ 12 8,458

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