Mueang Tak district

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Mueang Tak (Thai: เมืองตาก, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ tàːk]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Tak province, western Thailand.

Mueang Tak
เมืองตาก
District location in Tak province
District location in Tak province
Coordinates: 16°52′54″N 99°7′25″E / 16.88167°N 99.12361°E / 16.88167; 99.12361
CountryThailand
ProvinceTak
SeatNong Luang
Area
 • Total1,599.356 km2 (617.515 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total98,493
 • Density61.6/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code63000
Geocode6301

History

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In the Sukhothai era, Mueang Tak was the western frontier city.[1] The old location of the city was in Tambon Ko Taphao, now Ban Tak district. It was moved because its old location was not strategically good. Another old city name was Ra-haeng.

Mueang Tak district was established in 1886. The first district office was together with the Tak province hall. A new office was established beside Phahonyothin highway in 1956. However 1965 it burned down, thus the government rented the house of Luang San Buranurak as a temporary district office. The new office was finished and opened in 1967.

 
Ping River, view from Kittikachorn Bridge, Mueang Tak

Geography

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Neighboring districts are (clockwise from south): Wang Chao, Phop Phra, Mae Sot, Mae Ramat, Ban Tak of Tak Province, Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai province, Phran Kratai, Kosamphi Nakhon of Kamphaeng Phet province

The important water resource of the district is the Ping River. There are two national parks in the district: Lan Sang National Park and Taksin Maharat National Park (partly in neighboring Mae Sot).

 
Lan Sang Waterfall in Lan Sang National Park

Administration

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The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 102 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Tak covers tambons Rahaeng, Nong Luang, Chiang Ngoen, and Hua Diat, the sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) Mai Ngam the complete same-named tambon. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Pop.
1. Rahaeng ระแหง 6,958
2. Nong Luang หนองหลวง 5,896
3. Chiang Ngoen เชียงเงิน 3,006
4. Hua Diat หัวเดียด 3,644
5. Nong Bua Nuea หนองบัวเหนือ 4,652
6. Mai Ngam ไม้งาม 9,570
7. Pong Daeng โป่งแดง 8,936
8. Nam Ruem น้ำรึม 11,688
9. Wang Hin วังหิน 9,300
11. Mae Tho แม่ท้อ 8,069
12. Pa Mamuang ป่ามะม่วง 4,142
13. Nong Bua Tai หนองบัวใต้ 6,072
14. Wang Prachop วังประจบ 12,231
15. Taluk Klang Thung ตลุกกลางทุ่ง 4,329

Numbers 10, 16 and 17 belong to the tambon which now form Wang Chao District.

References

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  1. ^ "Tak Travel Information". Chiang Mai Vacations and Tours. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
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