Mueang Phrae district

Mueang Phrae เมืองแพร่
District
NASA satellite photo of Mueang Phrae District
District location in Phrae province
Coordinates: 18°8′44″N 100°8′29″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Phrae
Area
• Total	756.1 km^2 (291.9 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	123,811
• Density	163.7/km^2 (424/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	54000
Geocode	5401

Mueang Phrae (Thai: เมืองแพร่, pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ pʰrɛ̂ː]; Northern Thai: เมืองแป้, pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ pɛ̂ː]) is the capital district of Phrae province, northern Thailand.^[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Sung Men, Long, Nong Muang Khai, and Rong Kwang of Phrae Province; Na Muen of Nan province; and Tha Pla of Uttaradit province.

The Phi Pan Nam Range dominates the landscape of the district. One of the three basins of the Yom River flows near Mueang Phrae.^[2]

Administration

The district is divided into 20 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 157 villages (mubans). Phrae itself is a town (thesaban mueang) and covers tambon Nai Wiang. There are three more townships (thesaban tambons): Thung Hong and Mae Lai both cover tambons of the same name, Cho Hae covers tambon Cho Hae and parts of Padaeng. There are a further 20 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Nai Wiang	ในเวียง	-	15,638
2.	Na Chak	นาจักร	8	7,232
3.	Nam Cham	น้ำชำ	4	1,651
4.	Pa Daeng	ป่าแดง	10	2,678
5.	Thung Hong	ทุ่งโฮ้ง	7	6,140
6.	Mueang Mo	เหมืองหม้อ	12	9,175
7.	Wang Thong	วังธง	5	2,527
8.	Mae Lai	แม่หล่าย	6	4,516
9.	Huai Ma	ห้วยม้า	14	6,509
10.	Pa Maet	ป่าแมต	14	12,177
11.	Ban Thin	บ้านถิ่น	8	6,566
12.	Suan Khuean	สวนเขื่อน	10	5,264
13.	Wang Hong	วังหงส์	7	3,185
14.	Mae Kham Mi	แม่คำมี	11	7,300
15.	Thung Kwao	ทุ่งกวาว	6	5,848
16.	Tha Kham	ท่าข้าม	5	2,376
17.	Mae Yom	แม่ยม	4	1,915
18.	Cho Hae	ช่อแฮ	10	6,833
19.	Rong Fong	ร่องฟอง	4	3,724
20.	Kanchana	กาญจนา	9	4,494

Notable sites

The home of the former rulers of Phrae, built in 1892, is now used as the governor's residence and has been promoted as a tourist destination by the Phrae provincial government.^[3]

References

1. Weekly, Ttr. "Government nudge on Chiang Rai rail link | TTR Weekly". Retrieved 2022-06-14.
2. Kamdee, Kiattipong; Nantasin, Prayath; Chotpantarat, Srilert; Saengkorakot, Chakrit; Chanruang, Patchareeya; Polee, Chalermpong; Khaweerat, Sasiphan; Uapoonphol, Nichtima; Fungklin, Ratchai; Sriwiang, Wiranee; Kongsri, Supalak (2022-06-01). "Assessment of groundwater dynamics in Quaternary aquifers of the Phrae Basin, northern Thailand, using isotope techniques". Hydrogeology Journal. 30 (4): 1091–1109. doi:10.1007/s10040-022-02478-5. ISSN 1435-0157.
3. "Khum Chao Luang Mueang Phrae". www.tourismthailand.org. Retrieved 2022-06-14.