Mueang Chachoengsao District
Mueang Chachoengsao District, formerly named the Mueang Padriew District, is the capital district of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.
History
Mueang Chachoengsao District was established in 1896. The present district office is close to the bank of the Bang Pakong River in Na Mueang Subdistrict.Geography
Neighboring districts are : Bang Nam Priao, Khlong Khuean, Bang Khla, Ban Pho of Chachoengsao Province; Bang Bo of Samut Prakan Province; Lat Krabang and Nong Chok of Bangkok.The important water resource are the Bang Pakong River and Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet.
Administration
Central administration
Mueang Chachoengsao is divided into 19 subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 192 administrative villages.No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop. |
1. | Na Mueang | หน้าเมือง | - | 39,328 |
2. | Tha Khai | ท่าไข่ | 17 | 10,498 |
3. | Ban Mai | บ้านใหม่ | 5 | 2,857 |
4. | Khlong Na | คลองนา | 5 | 4,988 |
5. | Bang Tin Pet | บางตีนเป็ด | 13 | 8,963 |
6. | Bang Phai | บางไผ่ | 10 | 4,866 |
7. | Khlong Chuk Krachoe | คลองจุกกระเฌอ | 8 | 2,848 |
8. | Bang Kaeo | บางแก้ว | 12 | 6,279 |
9. | Bang Khwan | บางขวัญ | 14 | 6,909 |
10. | Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet | คลองนครเนื่องเขต | 17 | 7,703 |
11. | Wang Takhian | วังตะเคียน | 10 | 6,487 |
12. | Sothon | โสธร | 7 | 6,619 |
13. | Bang Phra | บางพระ | 10 | 5,975 |
14. | Bang Kahai | บางกะไห | 9 | 4,155 |
15. | Nam Daeng | หนามแดง | 7 | 3,196 |
16. | Khlong Preng | คลองเปรง | 12 | 10,283 |
17. | Khlong Udom Chonlachon | คลองอุดมชลจร | 9 | 8,756 |
18. | Khlong Luang Phaeng | คลองหลวงแพ่ง | 14 | 12,002 |
19. | Bang Toei | บางเตย | 13 | 6,010 |
Local administration
There is one town in the district:- Chachoengsao consisting of subdistrict Na Mueang.
- Nakhon Nueang Khet consisting of parts of subdistrict Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet.
- Tha Khai consisting of subdistrict Tha Khai.
- Ban Mai consisting of subdistrict Ban Mai.
- Khlong Na consisting of subdistrict Khlong Na.
- Bang Tin Pet consisting of subdistrict Bang Tin Pet.
- Bang Phai consisting of subdistrict Bang Phai.
- Khlong Chuk Krachoe consisting of subdistrict Khlong Chuk Krachoe.
- Bang Kaeo consisting of subdistrict Bang Kaeo.
- Bang Khwan consisting of subdistrict Bang Khwan.
- Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet consisting of parts of subdistrict Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet.
- Wang Takhian consisting of subdistrict Wang Takhian.
- Sothon consisting of subdistrict Sothon.
- Bang Phra consisting of subdistrict Bang Phra.
- Bang Kahai consisting of subdistrict Bang Kahai.
- Nam Daeng consisting of subdistrict Nam Daeng.
- Khlong Preng consisting of subdistrict Khlong Preng.
- Khlong Udom Chonlachon consisting of subdistrict Khlong Udom Chonlachon.
- Khlong Luang Phaeng consisting of subdistrict Khlong Luang Phaeng.
- Bang Toei consisting of subdistrict Bang Toei.