Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat district

Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat (Thai: อำเภอเมืองนครศรีธรรมราช, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn sǐː tʰām.mā.râːt]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand.

Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat district อำเภอเมืองนครศรีธรรมราช
District
Aerial view of Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Coordinates: 8°25′12″N 99°57′48″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Si Thammarat
Seat	Nai Mueang
Area
• Total	617.4 km2 (238.4 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	266,613
• Density	431.83/km2 (1,118.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	80000
Geocode	8001

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise): Pak Phanang, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Phra Phrom, Lan Saka, Phrom Khiri and Tha Sala. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

Administration

The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 114 villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.      1. Nai Mueang ในเมือง - 46,364 2. Tha Wang ท่าวัง - 17,234 3. Khlang คลัง - 18,638 6. Tha Rai ท่าไร่ 6 8,437 7. Pak Nakhon ปากนคร 6 12,501 8. Na Sai นาทราย 6 6,124 12. Kamphaeng Sao กำแพงเซา 9 9,784 13. Chaiyamontri ไชยมนตรี 5 6,460 14. Mamuang Song Ton มะม่วงสองต้น 6 4,422 15. Na Khian นาเคียน 8 12,506 16. Tha Ngio ท่างิ้ว 9 10,425 18. Pho Sadet โพธิ์เสด็จ 9 31,709 19. Bang Chak บางจาก 11 11,521 20. Pak Phun ปากพูน 12 36,063 21. Tha Sak ท่าซัก 9 9,743 22. Tha Ruea ท่าเรือ 18 22,968

The missing numbers 9-11 and 17 belong to communes which were split off in 1994 to form Phra Phrom District.

Nakhon Si Thammarat itself has city status (thesaban nakhon) and covers tambons Nai Mueang, Tha Wang, Khlang, and parts of Na Khian and Pho Sadet. There are a further three townships (thesaban tambons): Bang Chak covering parts of the same-named tambon, Tha Phae covering parts of tambon Pak Phun, and Pak Nakhon covering parts of tambons Tha Rai and Pak Nakhon. There are also 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).