Mueang TrangMueang Trang ( , also Mueang Thap Thiang ( ) is the capital district ( Amphoe Mueang ) of Trang Province

Trang Province

Trang is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the western shore of the Malay Peninsula to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Satun....

, 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...

. The city (thesaban nakhon) has a population of 59,637 (2005) and covers the whole tambon Thap Thiang of Mueang Trang district.

History

Mueang Trang or the previous name Thap Thiang, became the capital district of Trang

Trang

Trang is the capital of Trang Province, Thailand. The city has a population of 59,637 and covers the whole tambon Thap Thiang of Mueang Trang district....

 Province in 1915, when the capital was moved inland from Kantang, which was prone to flooding.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Na Yong

Amphoe Na Yong

-History:The minor district Na Yong was established on April 1 1990 by splitting off 6 tambon from Mueang Trang district. It was upgraded to a full district on November 4 1993.-Geography:...

, Yan Ta Khao

Amphoe Yan Ta Khao

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Palian, Kantang, Mueang Trang and Na Yong of Trang Province, Srinagarindra and Kong Ra of Phatthalung Province.-History:...

, Kantang

Amphoe Kantang

Kantang is a district in the western part of Trang Province, Thailand.-History:Kantang was the original capital of Trang Province, at first in Khuan Thani, and then from 1893-1916 to the coastal Kantang itself. As the area was prone to floodings the capital was finally moved further inland to...

, Sikao

Amphoe Sikao

Sikao is a district in the northwestern part of Trang Province, Thailand.-History:Sikao district was established in 1887. The present district office was officially opened March 1, 1987...

, Wang Wiset

Amphoe Wang Wiset

-History:The minor district Wang Wiset was established on July 15 1981 by splitting off five tambon from Sikao district. The first temporary district office within the temple Rat Rangsan was opened on November 2 1981.It was upgraded to a full district on May 21 1990.-Geography:Neighboring...

, Huai Yot

Amphoe Huai Yot

Huai Yot is a district in the northern part of Trang Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ratsada of Trang Province, Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Pa Phayom, Si Banphot of Phatthalung Province, Mueang Trang, Wang Wiset of Trang Province again and Bang Khan of...

 of Trang Province and Si Banphot

Amphoe Si Banphot

Si Banphot is a district of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand. It may also be spelled Sri Banphot.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pa Phayom, Khuan Khanun and Srinagarindra of Phatthalung Province, Na Yong, Mueang Trang and Huai Yot of Trang Province.-History:The minor district was...

 of Phatthalung Province

Phatthalung Province

Phatthalung is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Satun and Trang.-Geography:...

.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 15 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 118 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...

). The city (thesaban nakhon) Trang

Trang

Trang is the capital of Trang Province, Thailand. The city has a population of 59,637 and covers the whole tambon Thap Thiang of Mueang Trang district....

 covers the whole tambon Thap Thiang. The township (thesaban tambon) Khlong Teng covers parts of tambon Na Tham Nuea. There are further 14 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name 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. Thap Thiang ทับเที่ยง 59,637 4. Na Phala นาพละ 10 3,382 5. Ban Khuan บ้านควน 6 3,928 6. Na Bin La นาบินหลา 6 3,381 7. Khuan Pring ควนปริง 6 7,603 8. Na Yong Tai นาโยงใต้ 8 4,537 9. Bang Rak บางรัก 6 3,917 10. Khok Lo โคกหล่อ 12 10,557 13. Na To Ming นาโต๊ะหมิง 6 4,809 14. Nong Trut หนองตรุด 9 5,482 15. Nam Phut น้ำผุด 12 9,683 17. Na Ta Luang นาตาล่วง 6 5,843 18. Ban Pho บ้านโพธิ์ 10 8,360 19. Na Tham Nuea นาท่ามเหนือ 13 10,509 20. Na Tham Tai นาท่ามใต้ 8 5,406

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Na Yong district.

External links

• http://www.mueangtrang.dopatrang.go.th Website of district (Thai only)