Mueang Chan district

Mueang Chan (Thai: เมืองจันทร์, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ t͡ɕān]) is a district (amphoe) of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand.

Mueang Chan เมืองจันทร์
District
District location in Sisaket province
Coordinates: 15°11′30″N 104°3′12″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Sisaket
Seat	Mueang Chan
Area
• Total	95.830 km2 (37.000 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	17,861
• Density	186.4/km2 (483/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	33120
Geocode	3318

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 April 1992, when three tambons were split off from the Uthumphon Phisai district.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 11 October 1997.^[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Pho Si Suwan, Uthumphon Phisai, and Huai Thap Than of Sisaket Province; Samrong Thap, Non Narai, and Rattanaburi of Surin province.

Administration

The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 52 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Mueang Chan	เมืองจันทร์	25	7,702
2.	Thakon	ตาโกน	15	6,133
3.	Nong Yai	หนองใหญ่	12	4,026