Mueang Ratchaburi District

Mueang Ratchaburi เมืองราชบุรี
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Ratchaburi Province
Coordinates: 13°31′42″N 99°48′42″E / 13.52833°N 99.81167°E / 13.52833; 99.81167Coordinates: 13°31′42″N 99°48′42″E / 13.52833°N 99.81167°E / 13.52833; 99.81167
Country	Thailand
Province	Ratchaburi
Seat	Na Mueang
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
- Total	430.30 km2 (166.1 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- Total	183,528
- Density	426.5/km2 (1,104.6/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	70000
Geocode	7001

Mueang Ratchaburi (Thai: เมืองราชบุรี) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Ratchaburi Province, central Thailand.

History

The history of the area can be dated back to the Dvaravati town Khu Bua, located just a few kilometres south of the modern town of Ratchaburi. After being deserted for about 300 years, the town was reestablished near Wat Mahathat by King U-Thong of Ayutthaya. In 1817 the town centre was moved to the other bank of the Mae Klong river.

The district was one of the five original districts of Monthon Ratchaburi that were established in 1895 with Phraya Surinthararuchai (Thet Bunnag) as the first superintendent commissioner.^[1] At first the provincial administration was located in Photharam district, but was moved to tambon Na Mueang in 1898.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Photharam and Damnoen Saduak of Ratchaburi Province, Bang Khonthi of Samut Songkhram Province, Wat Phleng, Pak Tho and Chom Bueng of Ratchaburi again.

The main river of the district is the Mae Klong.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 22 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 187 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Ratchaburi covers the complete tambon Na Mueang. The township (thesaban tambon) Khao Ngu covers parts of tambon Chedi Hak and Ko Phlapphla. Lok Mueang covers the complete Khok Mo and Phong Sawai, and Huai Chinsi the complete Ang Thong. There are further 18 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

1.	Na Mueang	หน้าเมือง
2.	Chedi Hak	เจดีย์หัก
3.	Don Tako	ดอนตะโก
4.	Nong Klang Na	หนองกลางนา
5.	Huai Phai	ห้วยไผ่
6.	Khung Nam Won	คุ้งน้ำวน
7.	Khung Krathin	คุ้งกระถิน
8.	Ang Thong	อ่างทอง
9.	Khok Mo	โคกหม้อ
10.	Sam Ruean	สามเรือน
11.	Phikun Thong	พิกุลทอง
12.	Nam Phu	น้ำพุ
13.	Don Rae	ดอนแร่
14.	Hin Kong	หินกอง
15.	Khao Raeng	เขาแร้ง
16.	Ko Phlapphla	เกาะพลับพลา
17.	Lum Din	หลุมดิน
18.	Bang Pa	บางป่า
19.	Phong Sawai	พงสวาย
20.	Khu Bua	คูบัว
21.	Tha Rap	ท่าราบ
22.	Ban Rai	บ้านไร่

Sources

• Mueang Ratchaburi history by the Ratburi Provincial Hall

References

1. ^ Tej Bunnag (1977). The provincial administration of Siam, 1892-1915: the Ministry of the Interior under Prince Damrong Rajanubhab. Kuala Lumpur; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195803434.