Mueang Chumphon district

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Sawi of Chumphon Province, Kra Buri of Ranong province, Tha Sae and Pathio of Chumphon Province.

On 29 April 1917 the district's name was changed from Mueang to Tha Tapao (ท่าตะเภา).^[2] On 14 November 1938 it was renamed Mueang Chumphon.^[3]

The district is divided into 17 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 165 villages (mubans). Chumphon is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the whole tambon Tha Taphao and parts of tambon Bang Mak, Na Thung, Tak Daet, Khun Krathing, and Wang Phai. There are a further three townships (thesaban tambons): Paknam Chumphon covers parts of tambon Paknam, Tha Yang the whole tambon Tha Yang, and Wang Phai parts of tambon Wang Phai. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organization.

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No. Name Thai name Villages Pop. 1. Tha Taphao ท่าตะเภา - 12,622 2. Pak Nam ปากน้ำ 10 13,245 3. Tha Yang ท่ายาง 11 10,148 4. Bang Mak บางหมาก 13 12,188 5. Na Thung นาทุ่ง 10 10,803 6. Na Cha-ang นาชะอัง 9 6,189 7. Tak Daet ตากแดด 9 10,808 8. Bang Luek บางลึก 12 7,718 9. Hat Phan Krai หาดพันไกร 12 5,243 10. Wang Phai วังไผ่ 13 11,132 11. Wang Mai วังใหม่ 9 9,188 12. Ban Na บ้านนา 13 8,254 13. Khun Krathing ขุนกระทิง 8 3,976 14. Thung Kha ทุ่งคา 11 7,066 15. Wisai Nuea วิสัยเหนือ 12 6,260 16. Hat Sai Ri หาดทรายรี 7 3,893 17. Tham Sing ถ้ำสิงห์ 6 3,032

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