Mueang Mae Hong Son District

Mueang Mae Hong Son District (Thai: เมืองแม่ฮ่องสอน, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ mɛ̂ː hɔ̂ŋ sɔ̌ːn]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand.

Wat Phra That Chong Kham
Mueang Mae Hong Son

เมืองแม่ฮ่องสอน
District location in Mae Hong Son Province
Coordinates: 19°18′14″N 97°58′38″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceMae Hong Son
SeatChong Kham
Area
  Total2,484 km2 (959 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total63,179
  Density22.2/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code58000
Geocode5801

History

The Interior Ministry upgraded Mueang Mae Hong Son to a fourth-class city under Monthon Phayap on 10 May 1910.[1] It then consisted of the four districts, Mueang Mae Hong Son, Mueang Yuam (now Mae Sariang District), Pai, and Khun Yuam.

In 1917, the district was renamed from Mueang to Muai To (ม่วยต่อ).[2] In 1938 it was renamed Mueang Mae Hong Son.[3] The northeastern part of the district was split off in 1987 and formed the new district Pang Mapha.[4]

Geography

The Daen Lao Range dominates the landscape of this district. Neighboring districts are (from south clockwise): Khun Yuam of Mae Hong Son Province; Kayah State of Myanmar; Pang Mapha and Pai of Mae Hong Son Province; and Galyani Vadhana and Mae Chaem of Chiang Mai Province.

The Namtok Mae Surin National Park office is in the district.

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 70 villages (mubans). Mae Hong Son itself is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers tambon Chong Kham. Each of the other six tambons is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[5]
1.Chong Khamจองคำ-06,534
2.Huai Pongห้วยโป่ง1506,948
3.Pha Bongผาบ่อง1209,519
4.Pang Muปางหมู1314,725
5.Mok Champaeหมอกจำแป่0906,936
6.Huai Phaห้วยผา0805,431
9.Huai Pu Lingห้วยปูลิง1103,240

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Pang Mapha District.

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