Mueang Phayao (Thai: เมืองพะเยา, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ pʰā.jāw]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Phayao province, northern Thailand.
Mueang Phayao
เมืองพะเยา | |
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District | |
![]() District location in Phayao province | |
Coordinates: 19°11′31″N 99°52′43″E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Phayao |
Seat | Ban Tom |
Area | |
• Total | 842.1 km2 (325.1 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 126,750 |
• Density | 143.8/km2 (372/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 56000 |
Geocode | 5601 |
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mai Chai of Phayao Province; Pa Daet of Chiang Rai province; Phu Kamyao, Dok Khamtai of Phayao Province; Ngao and Wang Nuea of Lampang province.
Doi Luang, the highest point of the Phi Pan Nam Range is at the western end of the district.[1]
In 1917 Phayao district was renamed Mueang Phayao.[2] In 1938 the word "mueang" was removed, as only the capital districts of the provinces were to have that name.[3] With the creation of Phayao Province in 1977, the district was named Mueang Phayao again.[4]
Mueang Phayao district is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 172 administrative villages (mubans).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[5] |
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01. | Wiang | เวียง | - | 09,773 |
02. | Mae Tam | แม่ต๋ำ | - | 07,694 |
04. | Mae Na Ruea | แม่นาเรือ | 18 | 08,872 |
05. | Ban Tun | บ้านตุ่น | 11 | 04,944 |
06. | Ban Tam | บ้านต๊ำ | 13 | 07,274 |
07. | Ban Tom | บ้านต๋อม | 18 | 12,462 |
08. | Mae Puem | แม่ปืม | 18 | 09,250 |
10. | Mae Ka | แม่กา | 18 | 20,019 |
11. | Ban Mai | บ้านใหม่ | 09 | 04,761 |
12. | Cham Pa Wai | จำป่าหวาย | 13 | 08,454 |
13. | Tha Wang Thong | ท่าวังทอง | 14 | 15,097 |
14. | Mae Sai | แม่ใส | 12 | 06,263 |
15. | Ban Sang | บ้านสาง | 09 | 04,339 |
16. | Tha Champi | ท่าจำปี | 11 | 03,935 |
18. | San Pa Muang | สันป่าม่วง | 08 | 03,613 |
Missing numbers belong to tambons which now form Phu Kamyao District.
There is one town (Thesaban Mueang) in the district:
There are nine sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
Districts of Phayao | |
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