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Mueang Nakhon Nayok is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Nakhon Nayok Province
Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Saraburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Prachinburi Province, Chachoengsao Province and Pathum Thani Province....
, central 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....
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Mueang

Mueang , Muang , Mu?ng or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar....
 Nakhon Nayok is an ancient city. In 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...
 it was the eastern frontier city. The historians found the old city wall on 3 sides, the southern side was protected by the Nakhon Nayok River
Nakhon Nayok River

The Nakhon Nayok River originates in the Khao Yai National park. It flows heading to Southwest, passes the districts Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Nayok, Amphoe Ban Na and Amphoe Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok Province....
 as a natural city wall.

The district was called Wang Krachom as the office was located in Tambon Wang Krachom, on the left bank of the Nakhon Nayok River.






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Mueang Nakhon Nayok is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Nakhon Nayok Province
Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Saraburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Prachinburi Province, Chachoengsao Province and Pathum Thani Province....
, central 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

Mueang
Mueang

Mueang , Muang , Mu?ng or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar....
 Nakhon Nayok is an ancient city. In 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...
 it was the eastern frontier city. The historians found the old city wall on 3 sides, the southern side was protected by the Nakhon Nayok River
Nakhon Nayok River

The Nakhon Nayok River originates in the Khao Yai National park. It flows heading to Southwest, passes the districts Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Nayok, Amphoe Ban Na and Amphoe Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok Province....
 as a natural city wall.

The district was called Wang Krachom as the office was located in Tambon Wang Krachom, on the left bank of the Nakhon Nayok River. In 1896 the government moved the district office to the right bank of the river. Later the office building was so old, and as the construction of a provincial court was underwent the district office was moved to the old provincial court building in 1931. A new district office was officially opened on January 18th, 1953.

The district name was changed to Mueang Nakhon Nayok on January 1, 1939 to correspond with the name of the province. On January 1, 1943 the government downgraded Nakhon Nayok Province and combined it with Prachinburi Province
Prachinburi Province

Prachin Buri is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Chachoengsao Province and Nakhon Nayok Province....
, except Ban Na
Amphoe Ban Na

Ban Na is a district in the western part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand....
 which became part of Saraburi Province
Saraburi Province

Saraburi is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Lopburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Pathum Thani Province and Ayutthaya Province....
. During that time the district was called Nakhon Nayok district. On May 9th 1946 the government re-established Nakhon Nayok Province, thus the district was named back to Mueang Nakhon Nayok.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Ongkharak
Amphoe Ongkharak

Ongkharak is a district in the western part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand.Ongkharak means the royal guard.Once King Chulalongkorn visited Mueang Nakhon Nayok....
, Ban Na
Amphoe Ban Na

Ban Na is a district in the western part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand....
 of Nakhon Nayok Province, Kaeng Khoi
Amphoe Kaeng Khoi

Kaeng Khoi is a district in the northeastern part of Saraburi Province, central Thailand....
, Muak Lek of Saraburi Province
Saraburi Province

Saraburi is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Lopburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Pathum Thani Province and Ayutthaya Province....
, Pak Chong
Amphoe Pak Chong

Pak Chong is the westernmost district 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....
, Pak Phli
Amphoe Pak Phli

Pak Phli is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand....
 of Nakhon Nayok Province again and Ban Sang
Amphoe Ban Sang

Ban Sang is the westernmost district of Prachinburi Province, central Thailand....
 of Prachinburi Province
Prachinburi Province

Prachin Buri is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Chachoengsao Province and Nakhon Nayok Province....
.

The important water resource is the Nakhon Nayok River
Nakhon Nayok River

The Nakhon Nayok River originates in the Khao Yai National park. It flows heading to Southwest, passes the districts Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Nayok, Amphoe Ban Na and Amphoe Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok Province....
 and Khlong Tha Dan.

Misc

  • Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy
    Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy

    The Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy or the CRMA is the military academy of the Royal Thai Army. Established in 1887 it has produced the vast majority of Thailand's military leaders and many Prime Ministers of Thailand....
     is located in Tambon Phrom Mani, Mueang Nakhon Nayok district.


Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 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 125 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....
). The town (thesaban mueang) Nakhon Nayok
Nakhon Nayok

Nakhon Nayok is a capital of Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand.The town covers the whole tambon Nakhon Nayok and parts of Tha Chang, Ban Yai, Wang Krachom and Phrom Ni of Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Nayok....
 covers the whole tambon Nakhon Nayok and parts of Tha Chang, Ban Yai, Wang Krachom and Phrom Ni. Tha Chang is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Tha Chang. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
1.Nakhon Nayok???????
9,702 
2.Tha Chang???????138,220 
3.Ban Yai????????76,229 
4.Wang Krachom?????????74,610 
5.Tha Sai???????73,483 
6.Don Yo?????74,664 
7.Si Chula???????125,747 
8.Dong Lakhon??????138,125 
9.Si Nawa???????85,004 
10.Sarika??????129,314 
11.Hin Tang???????95,886 
12.Khao Phra??????138,565 
13.Phrommani??????1719,176


Sources

  • (Thai)