Mueang Chachoengsao district

Mueang Chachoengsao, formerly named the Mueang Paet Rio District, is the capital district of Chachoengsao province, Eastern 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.

There is one subdistrict municipality in the district:

Nakhon Nueang Khet consisting of parts of subdistrict Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet.

There are 18 subdistrict administrative organizations in the district:

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.