Amphoe Mueang Lamphun
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Mueang Lamphun is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Lamphun Province
Lamphun Province
Lamphun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Mai, Lampang and Tak.-Geography:Lamphun is located in the river valley of the Ping River, surrounded by mountain chains....

, northern 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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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mae Tha
Amphoe Mae Tha, Lamphun Province
-History:The minor district Mae Tha was established in 1939, when it was split off from Mueang Lamphun district. It was upgraded to a full district on July 22 1958.-Geography:...

 and Pa Sang
Amphoe Pa Sang
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Lamphun, Mae Tha, Ban Hong and Wiang Nong Long of Lamphun Province, Doi Lo and San Pa Tong of Chiang Mai Province.-History:...

  of Lamphun Province, San Pa Tong
Amphoe San Pa Tong
San Pa Tong is a district of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Doi Lo, Mae Wang, Hang Dong of Chiang Mai Province, Mueang Lamphun and Pa Sang of Lamphun Province....

, Hang Dong
Amphoe Hang Dong
Hang Dong is a district of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are San Pa Tong, Mae Wang, Samoeng, Mae Rim, Mueang Chiang Mai, Saraphi of Chiang Mai Province and Mueang Lamphun of Lamphun Province.To reach Baan Tawaii...

, Saraphi
Amphoe Saraphi
-Geography:Saraphi borders the districts Hang Dong, Mueang Chiang Mai, San Kamphaeng of Chiang Mai Province, Mueang Lamphun of Lamphun Province.-History:The district was established in 1891, then named Yang Noeng...

 of Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai is the second-largest province of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Tak, and Mae Hong Son. In the north it borders Shan State of Burma...

, Ban Thi
Amphoe Ban Thi
Ban Thi is the northernmost district of Lamphun Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Ban Thi was established on April 1 1990, when two tambon were split off from Mueang Lamphun district...

 of Lamphun and Mae On of Chiang Mai again.

The main river of the district is the Ping River
Ping River
The Ping River , along with the Nan River, is one of the two main contributaries of Chao Phraya River. It originates at Doi Chiang Dao in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai Province. After passing Chiang Mai town, it flows though the provinces Lamphun, Tak, and Kamphaeng Phet...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 17 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 158 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) Lamphun
Lamphun
Lamphun is a town in northern Thailand, capital of Lamphun Province. It covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang of Mueang Lamphun district...

 covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. There are three more subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Umong and Rim Ping cover the complete same-named tambon, and Ban Paen parts of tambon Ban Paen and Nong Nam. There are further 12 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
Nai Mueang
Nai Mueang is a small town and tambon of Phichai District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 8763 people. The tambon contains 8 villages....

ในเมือง
14,068
2. Mueang Nga
Mueang Nga
Mueang Nga is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 14,067 people. The tambon contains 10 villages. Mueang Nga is located northeast of Nai Mueang and lies on the Lamphun Railway....

เหมืองง่า 10 14,067
3. Umong
Umong
Umong is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 13,558 people. The tambon contains 11 villages....

อุโมงค์ 11 13,558
4. Nong Chang Khuen
Nong Chang Khuen
Nong Chang Khuen is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 3925 people. The tambon contains 6 villages....

หนองช้างคืน 6 3,925
5. Pratu Pa
Pratu Pa
Pratu Pa is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 5832 people. The tambon contains 9 villages....

ประตูป่า 9 5,832
6. Rim Ping
Rim Ping
Rim Ping is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 10 people. The tambon contains 7078 villages....

ริมปิง 10 7,088
7. Ton Thong
Ton Thong
Ton Thong is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 10982 people. The tambon contains 11 villages....

ต้นธง 11 10,982
8. Ban Paen
Ban Paen
Ban Paen is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 6445 people. The tambon contains 9 villages....

บ้านแป้น 9 6,445
9. Mueang Chi
Mueang Chi
Mueang Chi is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 9298 people. The tambon contains 14 villages....

เหมืองจี้ 14 9,298
10. Pa Sak
Pa Sak, Lamphun
Pa Sak, Lamphun is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 11,797 people. The tambon contains 18 villages....

ป่าสัก 18 11,797
11. Wiang Yong
Wiang Yong
Wiang Yong is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 6096 people. The tambon contains 8 villages....

เวียงยอง 8 6,096
12. Ban Klang
Ban Klang, Mueang Lamphun
Ban Klang is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 8195 people. The tambon contains 12 villages....

บ้านกลาง 12 8,195
13. Makhuea Chae
Makhuea Chae
Makhuea Chae is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 15,249 people. The tambon contains 20 villages....

มะเขือแจ้ 20 15,249
16. Si Bua Ban
Si Bua Ban
Si Bua Ban is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 9010 people. The tambon contains 12 villages....

ศรีบัวบาน 12 9,010
17. Nong Nam
Nong Nam
Nong Nam is a village and tambon of Mueang Lamphun District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand.In 2005 it had a total population of 4876 people. The tambon contains 8 villages....

หนองหนาม 8 4,876

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