Mueang Chiang Mai (, ; , ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of

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in northern

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. The district contains the

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Chiang Mai Chiang Mai, sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, second largest city in Thailan ...

and is part of the Chiang Mai

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(population: 1.2 million).

History

The area of ''

Mueang Mueang ( Ahom: 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫; ''mɯ̄ang'', ), Muang ( ''mɯ́ang'', ), Möng ( Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ''möeng''; ''móeng'', ), Meng ( zh, c=猛 or 勐) or Mường (Vietnamese) were pre-modern semi-independent city-states or princip ...

'' Chiang Mai district was the central part of the

Lanna Kingdom The Lan Na kingdom or the Kingdom of Lanna (, , "Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields"; , , ), also known as Lannathai, was an Greater India#Indianization, Indianized state centered in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to the 18th centuri ...

, named Nopphaburi Si Nakhon Phing Chiang Mai. King Mengrai the Great was the first king of the Mengrai dynasty, who established the city. The government created Mueang Chiang Mai district in 1899. The first district office was opened in 1929, on the west side of the old city hall of Chiang Mai. A new district office was opened in August 1989.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mae Rim, San Sai, San Kamphaeng, Saraphi and Hang Dong. The main river through the district is the

Ping River The Ping River (, , ; , ) along with the Nan River, is one of the two main tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. It originates at Doi Thuai in the Daen Lao Range, in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai province. After passing Chiang Mai, it flows th ...

Administration

Central administration

Mueang Chiang Mai is divided into 16 sub-districts (''

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''), which are further subdivided into 78 administrative villages (''

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'').

Local administration

There is one city municipality (''

thesaban nakhon Thesaban (, , , Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' ...

'') in the district: *

(Thai: ) consisting of sub-districts Si Phum, Phra Sing, Haiya, Chang Moi, Chang Khlan, Wat Ket, Pa Tan, and parts of sub-districts Chang Phueak, Suthep, Pa Daet, Nong Hoi, Tha Sala, Nong Pa Khrang, Fa Ham. There is one town-municipality (''

thesaban mueang Thesaban (, , , Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' ...

'') in the district: * Mae Hia (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Mae Hia. There are eight sub-district municipalities (''

thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesa ...

s'') in the district: * Chang Phueak (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Chang Phueak. * Nong Pa Khrang (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Pa Khrang. * Suthep (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Suthep. * Pa Daet (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Pa Daet. * Tha Sala (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Sala. * Nong Hoi (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Hoi. * Fa Ham (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Fa Ham. * San Phi Suea (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district San Phi Suea. There is one sub-district administrative organization (SAO) in the district: * Chang Phueak (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Chang Phueak.

References

External links

amphoe.com on Mueang Chiang Mai District
(2022-04-15 Not working) Mueang Chiang Mai {{ChiangMai-geo-stub