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Mueang Chaiyaphum is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Chaiyaphum Province
Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Lopburi Province and Phetchabun Province....
, northeastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

history of the city of Chaiyaphum dates back to the Dvaravati
Dvaravati

The Dvaravati kingdom existed from the 6th to the 11th centuries. The Kingdom was then absorbed by the growing Lavo and Suphanburi kingdoms. The people of the kingdom used the ancient Mon language, but whether they were ethnically Mon people is unknown....
 era. In the early of the Ayutthaya kingdom
Ayutthaya kingdom

The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a Thai people kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Han Chinese, Vietnamese , Indo-Aryans, Japanese people and Persians, and later the Portuguese people, Spanish people, Dutch and French people, permitting them to set up villages outside the city wa...
, Chaiyaphum was still controlled by the Lao
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....
 Lan Xang
Lan Xang

The Lao people kingdom of Lan Xang or Lan Ch'ang was established in 1354 by Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara ....
 kingdom. After the Ayutthaya kingdom conquered Vientiane
Vientiane

Vientiane is the capital city of Laos, situated in the Mekong Valley. It is also Laos's largest city. The estimated population of the city is 200,000 while the number of people living in the Vientiane metropolitan area is believed to be over 730,000....
, Laotians traveling through the area settled to form the town.

Around year 1817, Mr.Lae leaded a group of Laotian people from Vientaine across the Mekong
Mekong

The Mekong River is one of the world?s major rivers. It is the 12th-longest river in the world, and 7th longest in Asia. . Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of ....
 river to find a new fertile area.






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Mueang Chaiyaphum is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Chaiyaphum Province
Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Lopburi Province and Phetchabun Province....
, northeastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

History

The history of the city of Chaiyaphum dates back to the Dvaravati
Dvaravati

The Dvaravati kingdom existed from the 6th to the 11th centuries. The Kingdom was then absorbed by the growing Lavo and Suphanburi kingdoms. The people of the kingdom used the ancient Mon language, but whether they were ethnically Mon people is unknown....
 era. In the early of the Ayutthaya kingdom
Ayutthaya kingdom

The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a Thai people kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Han Chinese, Vietnamese , Indo-Aryans, Japanese people and Persians, and later the Portuguese people, Spanish people, Dutch and French people, permitting them to set up villages outside the city wa...
, Chaiyaphum was still controlled by the Lao
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....
 Lan Xang
Lan Xang

The Lao people kingdom of Lan Xang or Lan Ch'ang was established in 1354 by Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara ....
 kingdom. After the Ayutthaya kingdom conquered Vientiane
Vientiane

Vientiane is the capital city of Laos, situated in the Mekong Valley. It is also Laos's largest city. The estimated population of the city is 200,000 while the number of people living in the Vientiane metropolitan area is believed to be over 730,000....
, Laotians traveling through the area settled to form the town.

Around year 1817, Mr.Lae leaded a group of Laotian people from Vientaine across the Mekong
Mekong

The Mekong River is one of the world?s major rivers. It is the 12th-longest river in the world, and 7th longest in Asia. . Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of ....
 river to find a new fertile area. They moved their towns many times, finally settled in the area of Ban Luang. King Anouvong
Anouvong

Anouvong or Chao Anou or Saya-Sethathirath III was the last king of Wieng Chang , ruling from 1805 to 1828 after ascending to the throne upon his brother's death....
 of Lan Xang consulted to King Rama III to promote Mr.Lae to be Khun Phakdi Chumphon, later was promoted to be the governor of Chaiyaphum as Phraya Phakdi Chumphon. When King Anouvong declared war on Siam in an attempt to regain independence. Phraya Phakdi Chumphon changed allegiance and supported the Siamese troops, then he was killed by King Anouvong. When King Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn

Phrabat Somdet Phra Poramintramaha Chulalongkorn, Phra Chulachomklao Chaoyuhua was the fifth monarch of the Chakri dynasty. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Buddhachao Luang ....
 reformed the government administration, Chaiyaphum was included to Monthon Nakhon Ratchasima.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Kaset Sombun
Amphoe Kaset Sombun

Kaset Sombun is a district in the northern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Kaeng Khro
Amphoe Kaeng Khro

Kaeng Khro is a district in the eastern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 and Khon Sawan
Amphoe Khon Sawan

Khon Sawan is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Chaiyaphum Province, Kaeng Sanam Nang
Amphoe Kaeng Sanam Nang

Kaeng Sanam Nang is the northernmost district of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand....
 and Ban Lueam
Amphoe Ban Lueam

Ban Lueam is a district in the northern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima , often shortened to Korat or Khorat, is one of the north-eastern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chaiyaphum Province, Khon Kaen Province, Buriram Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Prachinburi Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Saraburi Province, Lopburi Province....
, and Noen Sa-nga
Amphoe Noen Sa-nga

Noen Sa-nga is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Ban Khwao
Amphoe Ban Khwao

Ban Khwao is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand. It is a region known for its production of quality Thai silk....
 and Nong Bua Daeng
Amphoe Nong Bua Daeng

Nong Bua Daeng is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
.

The Phu Lankha and Tat Ton National Parks are located in Mueang Chaiyaphum district.

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 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 216 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). Chaiyaphum
Chaiyaphum

Chaiyaphum is a town in Northeastern Thailand, capital of Chaiyaphum province. As of 2006 it has a population of 37,490, and covers the full tambon Nai Mueang of Amphoe Mueang Chaiyaphum....
 itself has town (thesaban mueang) status, and covers the complete tambon Nai Mueang. Ban Khai has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers parts of the tambon Ban Khai.
1.Nai Mueang??????? 
2.Rop Mueang???????? 
3.Phon Thong?????? 
4.Na Fai????? 
5.Ban Khai???????? 
6.Kut Tum??????? 
7.Chi Long????? 
8.Ban Lao???????? 
9.Na Siao??????? 
10.Nong Na Saeng????????? 
11.Lat Yai??????? 
12.Nong Phai??????? 
13.Tha Hin Ngom????????? 
14.Huai Ton???????? 
15.Huai Bong?????? 
16.Non Samran???????? 
17.Khok Sung?????? 
18.Bung Khla???????? 
19.Sap Si Thong???????? 


See also