Amphoe Mueang Nonthaburi

Mueang Nonthaburi เมืองนนทบุรี
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Nonthaburi Province
Coordinates: 13°51′44″N 100°30′48″E / 13.86222°N 100.51333°E / 13.86222; 100.51333Coordinates: 13°51′44″N 100°30′48″E / 13.86222°N 100.51333°E / 13.86222; 100.51333
Country	Thailand
Province	Nonthaburi
Seat	Bang Kraso
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
- Total	77.01 km2 (29.7 sq mi)
Population (2008)
- Total	353,923
- Density	4,591.33/km2 (11,891.5/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	11000
Geocode	1201

Amphoe Mueang Nonthaburi is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Nonthaburi province in Thailand. The city of Nonthaburi has 267,001 inhabitants, while the whole district has 348,553.

History

The district was originally named Talat Khwan. Simon de la Loubère, who was a French envoy extraordinary to the king of Ayutthaya, wrote in his book about Talat Khwan (Talacoan) as a principle place of the Chaophraya river side.^[1] However it is unknown what year it was established. In 1917 the provincial administration of Nonthaburi was moved into the district, and thus the district was renamed to Mueang Nonthaburi. From January 1 1943 till May 9 1946 the province Nonthaburi was abolished and split between Thonburi and Phra Nakhon province, thus the district, which was then under Phra Nakhon province, was renamed to simply Nonthaburi.^[2] After the recreation of the province it changed back to be Mueang Nonthaburi.^[3]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 77 villages (muban). The city (thesaban nakhon) of Nonthaburi covers the tambon Suan Yai, Talat Khwan, Bang Khen, Bang Kraso and Tha Sai. Bang Si Mueang has town status (thesaban mueang) and covers the tambon Bang Si Mueang and Bang Krang. Sai Ma has township status (thesaban tambon) and covers the same-named tambon.

References

External links

• amphoe.com

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