Mueang Nong Khai District

Mueang Nong Khai (Thai: เมืองหนองคาย, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ nɔ̌ːŋ kʰāːj]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.

Mueang Nong Khai

เมืองหนองคาย
District
District location in Nong Khai Province
Coordinates: 17°52′48″N 102°44′30″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceNong Khai
SeatNong Kom Ko
Area
 • Total607.5 km2 (234.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total145,153
 • Density235.1/km2 (609/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code43000
Geocode4301

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Phon Phisai of Nong Khai Province, Phen of Udon Thani Province, Sakhrai and Tha Bo of Nong Khai Province. To the north across the Mekong River is the Lao province Vientiane Prefecture.

The district is served by the Nong Khai railway station.

Administration

The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 181 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Nong Khai covers the tambons Nai Mueang, Michais, and parts of the tambons Pho Chai, Khun Wan, Hat Kham, Nong Kom Ko, and Mueang Mi. There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons): Nong Song Hong covers parts of tambon Khai Bok Wan, and Wiang Khuk covers parts of the same-named tambon. There are a further 14 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[1]
01.Nai Mueangในเมือง1719,866
02.Mi Chaiมีชัย0906,679
03.Pho Chaiโพธิ์ชัย1215,152
04.Kuan Wanกวนวัน0705,458
05.Wiang Khukเวียงคุก0806,274
06.Wat Thatวัดธาตุ1409,271
07.Hat Khamหาดคำ1615,692
08.Hin Ngomหินโงม0804,197
09.Ban Dueaบ้านเดื่อ1607,183
10.Khai Bok Wanค่ายบกหวาน1613,924
11.Phon Sawang[2]โพนสว่าง1006,004
13.Phra That Bang Phuanพระธาตุบังพวน1410,647
16.Nong Kom Koหนองกอมเกาะ1211,005
17.Pa Khoปะโค0705,927
18.Mueang Miเมืองหมี0704,384
19.Si Kaiสีกาย0803,490

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Sakhrai District.

References
  1. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  2. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนแปลงชื่อตำบลสองห้อง อำเภอเมืองหนองคาย จังหวัดหนองคาย เป็นชื่อตำบลโพนสว่าง (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 127 (22 ง): 2. 2010-02-04.
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