Mueang Tak District

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

Mueang Tak

เมืองตาก
District
District location in Tak Province
Coordinates: 16°52′54″N 99°7′25″E
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

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

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

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.Rahaengระแหง6,958
2.Nong Luangหนองหลวง5,896
3.Chiang Ngoenเชียงเงิน3,006
4.Hua Diatหัวเดียด3,644
5.Nong Bua Nueaหนองบัวเหนือ4,652
6.Mai Ngamไม้งาม9,570
7.Pong Daengโป่งแดง8,936
8.Nam Ruemน้ำรึม11,688
9.Wang Hinวังหิน9,300
11.Mae Thoแม่ท้อ8,069
12.Pa Mamuangป่ามะม่วง4,142
13.Nong Bua Taiหนองบัวใต้6,072
14.Wang Prachopวังประจบ12,231
15.Taluk Klang Thungตลุกกลางทุ่ง4,329

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

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