Mueang Surin District

Mueang Surin District (Thai: เมืองสุรินทร์, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ sù.rīn]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.

Mueang Surin

เมืองสุรินทร์
Tambon Tha Sawang Silk, well-known handicraft of Mueang Surin
District location in Surin Province
Coordinates: 14°52′54″N 103°29′36″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceSurin
SeatNai Mueang
Area
  Total915.1 km2 (353.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total257,845
  Density281.1/km2 (728/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code32000
Geocode3201

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Chom Phra, Khwao Sinarin, Sikhoraphum, Lamduan and Prasat of Surin Province; Krasang and Satuek of Buriram Province.

Administration

The district is divided into 21 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 292 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Surin covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. Mueang Thi is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Mueang Thi. There are a further 20 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[1]
01.Nai Mueangในเมือง-40,295
02.Tang Chaiตั้งใจ0905,586
03.Phia Ramเพี้ยราม1607,728
04.Na Diนาดี1713,510
05.Tha Sawangท่าสว่าง2116,450
06.Salakdaiสลักได1611,001
07.Ta Ongตาอ็อง1610,563
09.Samrongสำโรง1509,275
10.Kae Yaiแกใหญ่1309,226
11.Nok Mueangนอกเมือง2230,442
12.Kho Khoคอโค1210,067
13.Sawaiสวาย1413,024
14.Chaniangเฉนียง2011,764
16.Thenmiเทนมีย์1410,941
18.Na Buaนาบัว1912,554
19.Mueang Thiเมืองที1410,741
20.Ramราม1308,929
21.Bu Rue Siบุฤาษี1006,939
22.Trasaengตระแสง1207,291
25.Salaeng Phanแสลงพันธ์0906,155
26.Ka Koกาเกาะ1205,364

Missing numbers now form Khwao Sinarin District.

References

  1. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
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