Amphoe Mueang Prachinburi
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Mueang Prachinburi is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Prachinburi Province
Prachinburi Province
Prachin Buri is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao and Nakhon Nayok.-Geography:...

, eastern 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 east clockwise) Prachantakham
Amphoe Prachantakham
Prachantakham is a district of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Di, Kabin Buri, Si Maha Phot, Mueang Prachinburi of Prachinburi Province, Pak Phli of Nakhon Nayok Province, Pak Chong and Wang Nam Khiao of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.The Sankambeng...

, Si Maha Phot
Amphoe Si Maha Phot
Si Maha Phot is a district in the southern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand. The name may also be spelled Sri Maha Phot, and honors the Bodhi Tree -Geography:...

, Si Mahosot
Amphoe Si Mahosot
Si Mahosot is a district of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand. It may also be spelled Sri Mahosot.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Sang, Mueang Prachinburi and Si Maha Phot of Prachinburi Province and Phanom Sarakham of Chachoengsao Province.-History:The minor district Khok Pip was...

 and Ban Sang
Amphoe Ban Sang
Ban Sang is the westernmost district of Prachinburi Province, central Thailand.-History:In the past the area of he district was dense forest with many wild elephants. Laotians from Vientiane moved to settle their village in the area, which they named Ban Chang...

 of Prachinburi Province, and Pak Phli
Amphoe Pak Phli
Pak Phli is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand.-History:Pak Phli district was established in 1893, then named Bung Rai . In 1905 the district was renamed to Nong Pho...

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

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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 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
144 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...

). Prachinburi
Prachinburi
Prachinburi is a town in Thailand, capital of the Prachinburi Province....

 is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the whole tambon Na Mueang. There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Ban Na Prue covers parts of tambon Noen Hom, and Khok Makok covers parts of tambon Non Hom.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. Na Mueang หน้าเมือง
19,910
2. Rop Mueang รอบเมือง 9 6,092
3. Wat Bot วัดโบสถ์ 11 2,922
4. Bang Decha บางเดชะ 9 3,143
5. Tha Ngam ท่างาม 12 4,720
6. Bang Boribun บางบริบูรณ์ 6 1,296
7. Dong Phraram ดงพระราม 12 12,703
8. Ban Phra บ้านพระ 19 15,396
9. Khok Mai Lai โคกไม้ลาย 7 3,977
10. Mai Khet ไม้เค็ด 12 11,342
11. Dong Khilek ดงขี้เหล็ก 14 9,640
12. Noen Hom เนินหอม 20 9,304
13. Non Hom โนนห้อม 13 5,794
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