Mueang Chanthaburi district

Mueang Chanthaburi is the capital district of Chanthaburi province, eastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are Khao Khitchakut, Makham, Khlung, Laem Sing, and Tha Mai of Chanthaburi Province.

Administration

Central administration

Mueang Chanthaburi is divided into 11 sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 98 administrative villages.

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.
1.	Talat	ตลาด	-	9,288
2.	Wat Mai	วัดใหม่	-	15,009
3.	Khlong Narai	คลองนารายณ์	14	8,053
4.	Ko Khwang	เกาะขวาง	9	14,352
5.	Khom Bang	คมบาง	10	4,305
6.	Tha Chang	ท่าช้าง	12	28,286
7.	Chanthanimit	จันทนิมิต	9	13,017
8.	Bang Kacha	บางกะจะ	10	10,529
9.	Salaeng	แสลง	10	4,987
10.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	11	6,040
11.	Phlapphla	พลับพลา	13	12,058

Local administration

There are three towns in the district:

Chanthaburi consisting of the sub-districts Talat and Wat Mai.
Chanthanimit consisting of the Chanthanimit sub-district.
Tha Chang consisting of parts of the Tha Chang sub-district.

There are seven sub-district municipalities in the district:

Khai Noen Wong consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Kacha.
Salaeng consisting of sub-district Salaeng.
Phlapphla consisting of parts of sub-district Phlapphla.
Bang Kacha consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Kacha.
Phlapphla Narai consisting of parts of sub-districts Khlong Narai and Phlapphla.
Nong Bua consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Bua.
Ko Khwang consisting of sub-district Ko Khwang.

There are four sub-district administrative organizations in the district:

Khlong Narai consisting of parts of sub-district Khlong Narai.
Khom Bang consisting of sub-district Khom Bang.
Tha Chang consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Chang.
Nong Bua consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Bua.