Mueang Buriram district
Mueang Buriram
เมืองบุรีรัมย์ | |
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Mueang Buriram District Office | |
District location in Buriram province | |
Coordinates: 14°59′42″N 103°6′12″E / 14.99500°N 103.10333°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Buriram |
Area | |
• Total | 621.5 km2 (240.0 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 207,249 |
• Density | 333.5/km2 (864/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 31000 |
Geocode | 3101 |
Mueang Buriram (Thai: เมืองบุรีรัมย์, RTGS: Mueang Buri Ram, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ bū.rīː rām]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Buriram province, northeastern Thailand.
Geography
[edit]Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Prakhon Chai, Nang Rong, Chamni, Lam Plai Mat, Khu Mueang, Ban Dan, Huai Rat, and Krasang of Buriram Province.
Motto
[edit]The Mueang Buriram District's motto is "stone from Kradong Volcano erupted, bird filed park, Rama I's founder of the city, Suphat Thara Bophit Buddha image and excellent tradition."
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into 19 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 320 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Buriram covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. There are also 18 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
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1. | Nai Mueang | ในเมือง | - | 28,333 | |
2. | Isan | อิสาณ | 18 | 14,637 | |
3. | Samet | เสม็ด | 18 | 16,979 | |
4. | Ban Bua | บ้านบัว | 18 | 9,743 | |
5. | Sakae Phrong | สะแกโพรง | 26 | 12,675 | |
6. | Sawai Chik | สวายจีก | 19 | 11,550 | |
7. | Ban Yang | บ้านยาง | 19 | 12,846 | |
8. | Phra Khru | พระครู | 13 | 6,709 | |
9. | Thalung Lek | ถลุงเหล็ก | 16 | 5,706 | |
10. | Nong Tat | หนองตาด | 22 | 10,634 | |
11. | Lumpuk | ลุมปุ๊ก | 19 | 8,015 | |
12. | Song Hong | สองห้อง | 16 | 6,988 | |
13. | Bua Thong | บัวทอง | 15 | 6,470 | |
14. | Chum Het | ชุมเห็ด | 22 | 17,854 | |
15. | Lak Khet | หลักเขต | 14 | 6,463 | |
16. | Sakae Sam | สะแกซำ | 17 | 10,052 | |
17. | Kalantha | กลันทา | 13 | 7,007 | |
18. | Krasang | กระสัง | 19 | 7,009 | |
19. | Mueang Fang | เมืองฝาง | 16 | 7,579 |
Missing numbers are tambons which now form the districts Ban Dan and Huai Rat.