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Mueang Khon Kaen district
District in Khon Kaen, Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mueang Khon Kaen (Thai: เมืองขอนแก่น, pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ kʰɔ̌ːn kɛ̀n]; Northeastern Thai: เมืองขอนแก่น, pronounced [mɯ̂aŋ kʰɔ̌ːn kɛ́n]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand.
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Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Ban Haet, Phra Yuen, Ban Fang, Ubolratana, Nam Phong, and Sam Sung of Khon Kaen Province; Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham province.
History
On 29 April 1917, the district name was changed from Mueang to Phra Lap (พระลับ).[1] On 14 November 1937 it was renamed Mueang Khon Kaen.[2]
Administration
The district is divided into 17 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 272 villages (mubans). The city (thesaban nakhon) Khon Kaen covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. Tha Phra is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) covering parts of tambon Tha Phra. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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