Mueang Chan district
District in Sisaket, Thailand
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Mueang Chan (Thai: เมืองจันทร์, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ t͡ɕān]) is a district (amphoe) of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand.
Mueang Chan
เมืองจันทร์ | |
|---|---|
District location in Sisaket province | |
| Coordinates: 15°11′30″N 104°3′12″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Sisaket |
| Seat | Mueang Chan |
| Area | |
• Total | 95.830 km2 (37.000 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 17,861 |
| • Density | 186.4/km2 (483/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 33120 |
| Geocode | 3318 |
History
The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 April 1992, when three tambons were split off from the Uthumphon Phisai district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 11 October 1997.[2]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Pho Si Suwan, Uthumphon Phisai, and Huai Thap Than of Sisaket Province; Samrong Thap, Non Narai, and Rattanaburi of Surin province.
Administration
The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 52 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mueang Chan | เมืองจันทร์ | 25 | 7,702 | |
| 2. | Thakon | ตาโกน | 15 | 6,133 | |
| 3. | Nong Yai | หนองใหญ่ | 12 | 4,026 |
