Mueang Narathiwat district

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| official_name = Mueang Narathiwat

| native_name = เมืองนราธิวาส

| native_name_lang= th

| settlement_type = District

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| map_caption = District location in Narathiwat province

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Thailand

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Narathiwat

| subdivision_type2 = Seat

| subdivision_name2 = Bang Nak

| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict

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| subdivision_type4 = Muban

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| established_title = District established

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| population_total = 108644

| population_as_of = 2005

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| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:305.115|R}}

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| blank_info_sec1 = 96000

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| timezone = ICT

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Mueang Narathiwat ({{langx|th|เมืองนราธิวาส}}, {{IPA|th|mɯ̄a̯ŋ nā.rāː.tʰí.wâːt|pron}}) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Narathiwat province, southern Thailand.

History

The area of Mueang Narathiwat was originally a village named Menara (เมอนารา or เมอนารอ), under Mueang Sai Buri. Later it was upgraded to a tambon and changed to be controlled by Mueang Ra-ngae. Tambon Manalo grew bigger, so the government moved the city hall from Tambon Tanyong Mat to Manalo. Then they upgraded Tambon Manalo to Mueang Bang Nara. King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) renamed the city Narathiwat in 1915,{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=32|issue=ก|pages=145|script-title=th:ประกาศ เปลี่ยนชื่อเมืองบางนรา เป็นเมืองนราธิวาส|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2458/A/145.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409014654/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2458/A/145.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2008|date=1915-08-08|language=Thai}} however in 1917 the district was renamed from Mueang to the old name, Bang Nara.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=34|issue=ก|pages=40–68|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2011|date=1917-04-29|language=Thai}} In 1938 the district name was changed to Mueang Narathiwat District.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=55|issue=ก|pages=658–666|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108064242/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2011|date=1938-11-14|language=Thai}}

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise): Tak Bai, Cho-airong, Ra-ngae, Yi-ngo, and Bacho of Narathiwat Province; Mai Kaen of Pattani province and the Gulf of Thailand.

The important water resource is the Bang Nara River.

Ao Manao-Khao Tanyong National Park is in the district.

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 57 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Narathiwat covers parts of tambon Bang Nak. The six remaining tambons are each led by a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

class="wikitable" ! No. ! Name ! Thai name ! Villages ! Pop.
\|1.	Bang Nak	บางนาค\|
\|40,406
\|2.	Lamphu	ลำภู	11	10,543
\|3.	Manang Tayo	มะนังตายอ	7	7,721
\|4.	Bang Po	บางปอ	8	9,844
\|5.	Kaluwo	กะลุวอ	7	8,382
\|6.	Kaluwo Nuea	กะลุวอเหนือ	12	13,575
\|7.	Khok Khian	โคกเคียน	12	18,173

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204601/http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=283&pv=24 amphoe.com] (Thai)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090814/http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style2/default.asp?npid=229&lg=2 Ao Manao-Khao Tanyong National Park]

Category:Districts of Narathiwat province