Mueang Chainat is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Chainat Province

Chainat Province

Chainat is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani.-Geography:...

, central Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Sapphaya

Amphoe Sapphaya

Sapphaya is the easternmost district of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Sankhaburi, Mueang Chainat of Chainat Province, Takhli of Nakhon Sawan Province and In Buri of Sing Buri Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts , which...

, Sankhaburi

Amphoe Sankhaburi

Sankhaburi is a district in the southern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Hankha, Mueang Chainat, Sapphaya of Chainat Province, In Buri, Bang Rachan of Sing Buri Province and Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphanburi Province.-Administration:The district...

, Hankha

Amphoe Hankha

Hankha is a district in the southwestern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally the district was named Doem Bang Kao , it was renamed in 1911 to Ban Chian after the central tambon, as the tambon Doem Bang was at the same time reassigned to the newly created Doem Bang...

, Wat Sing

Amphoe Wat Sing

Wat Sing is a district in the northern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Manorom, Mueang Chainat, Hankha and Nong Mamong of Chainat Province, Nong Khayang and Mueang Uthai Thani of Uthai Thani Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into...

, Manorom

Amphoe Manorom

Manorom is a district in the northeastern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Chainat, Wat Sing of Chainat Province, Mueang Uthai Thani of Uthai Thani Province, Phayuha Khiri and Takhli of Nakhon Sawan Province.-Administration:The district is...

 of Chainat Province and Takhli

Amphoe Takhli

Thakhli is the southernmost district of Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand.The name of the district originates from the Tikhli ground in Sang Thong, the royal novel of King Rama III.-Geography:...

 of Nakhon Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani and Tak.- Etymology :...

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History

In 1917 the district was renamed from Mueang to Ban Kluai (บ้านกล้วย). In 1938 it got the name Mueang Chai Nat.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 81 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Chainat

Chainat

Chai Nat is a town in central Thailand, capital of the Chainat Province. It covers the whole tambon tambon Nai Mueang and parts of Ban Kluai, Tha Chai and Khao Tha Phra, all in Mueang Chai Nat district. As of 2006 it has a population of 14,469.The town is located at the banks of the Chao Phraya...

 is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang and parts of Ban Kluai, Tha Chai and Khao Tha Phra. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Nai Mueang	ในเมือง
5,861
2.	Ban Kluai	บ้านกล้วย	7	13,379
3.	Tha Chai	ท่าชัย	11	8,801
4.	Chai Nat	ชัยนาท	9	8,259
5.	Khao Tha Phra	เขาท่าพระ	7	7,552
6.	Hat Tha Sao	หาดท่าเสา	8	5,031
7.	Thammamun	ธรรมามูล	10	7,547
8.	Suea Hok	เสือโฮก	14	7,682
9.	Nang Lue	นางลือ	15	7,919

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)