Amphoe Mueang Chachoengsao
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Mueang Chachoengsao is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Chachoengsao Province
Chachoengsao Province
Chachoengsao is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Nayok. It also has a short coast to the Gulf of Thailand.-History:Chachoengsao or Paet Rio is a province in the Central region...

, central 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 Chachoengsao district was established in 1896. The present district office is located on the right bank of the Bang Pakong River in Tambon Na Mueang.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bang Nam Priao
Amphoe Bang Nam Priao
Bang Nam Priao is the northwesternmost district of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:The old location of the district center of Bang Nam Priao was in Ban Ton Samrong, Tambon Bang Khanak. In 1905 the government built the first district office in Tambon Bang Nam Priao...

, Khlong Khuean, Bang Khla
Amphoe Bang Khla
Bang Khla is a district of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:Bang Khla district was established in 1901. The district office was located in Wat Mai Bang Khla, nowadays in Tambon Ban Suan. Bang Khla is the name of the village Ban Bang Khla, which is located at the Khlong Bang Khla...

, Ban Pho
Amphoe Ban Pho
Ban Pho is a district in the western part of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established by separate a part of Mueang Chachoengsao district in 1903, then named Sanam Chan by Prince Marubhongse Siribhadhana, the governor of Monthon Prachinburi...

 of Chachoengsao Province, Bang Bo
Amphoe Bang Bo
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Samut Prakan, Bang Phli and Bang Sao Thong to the west, Lat Krabang -Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Samut Prakan, Bang Phli and Bang Sao Thong to the west, Lat Krabang -Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Samut Prakan, Bang Phli and...

 of Samut Prakan Province
Samut Prakan Province
Samut Prakan is one of the central provinces of Thailand. It is part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Neighboring provinces are Bangkok, to the north and west, and Chachoengsao to the east....

, Lat Krabang
Lat Krabang
Lat Krabang is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, located in the east of the town.Neighboring districts are Bang Bo, Bang Sao Thong and Bang Phli , Prawet, Saphan Sung, Min Buri and Nong Chok and Mueang Chachoengsao .In October 2005 the plan to create the special administrative area Nakhon...

 and Nong Chok
Nong Chok
Nong Chok is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other districts : Amphoe Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province, Amphoe Bang Nam Priao and Amphoe Mueang Chachoengsao of Chachoengsao Province, Lat Krabang, Min Buri and Khlong Sam Wa of Bangkok...

 of Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

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The important water resource is the Bang Pakong River and Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 19 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 187 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 town (thesaban mueang) Chachoengsao
Chachoengsao
Chachoengsao ) is a town in central Thailand, capital of the Chachoengsao Province. It is located on the bank of the Bang Pakong River. It occupies the tambon Na Mueang and parts of Ban Mai, Bang Tin Pet, Wang Takhian and Sothon of Mueang Chachoengsao district...

 covers the whole tambon Na Mueang and parts of Ban Mai, Bang Tin Pet, Wang Takhian and Sothon. The township (thesaban tambon) Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet covers parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 18 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
1. Na Mueang หน้าเมือง
2. Tha Khai ท่าไข่
3. Ban Mai บ้านใหม่
4. Khlong Na คลองนา
5. Bang Tin Pet บางตีนเป็ด
6. Bang Phai บางไผ่
7. Khlong Chuk Krachoe คลองจุกกระเฌอ
8. Bang Kaeo บางแก้ว
9. Bang Khwan บางขวัญ
10. Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet คลองนครเนื่องเขต
11. Wang Takhian วังตะเคียน
12. Sothon โสธร
13. Bang Phra บางพระ
14. Bang Kahai บางกะไห
15. Nam Daeng หนามแดง
16. Khlong Preng คลองเปรง
17. Khlong Udom Chonlachon คลองอุดมชลจร
18. Khlong Luang Phaeng คลองหลวงแพ่ง
19. Bang Toei บางเตย

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