Mueang Nonthaburi ( th, เมืองนนทบุรี, , ) is the capital district (''
amphoe mueang'') of
Nonthaburi province in
Thailand
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. The city of Nonthaburi has 267,001 inhabitants, while the whole district has 348,553.
History
The district was originally named "Talat Khwan".
Simon de la Loubère, who was a French
envoy extraordinary
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to the King of
Ayutthaya, wrote in his book that Talat Khwan (Talacoan) was an important place on the
Chao Phraya River
The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
Et ...
. It is unknown what year it was established. In 1917, the provincial administration of Nonthaburi was moved into the district, and thus the district was renamed Mueang Nonthaburi. From 1 January 1943 to 9 May 1946 Nonthaburi was abolished and split between Thonburi and Phra Nakhon Provinces. Thus the district, which was then in Phra Nakhon Province, was renamed "Nonthaburi". After the recreation of the province, it changed back to "Mueang Nonthaburi".
Administration
The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (''
tambons''), which are further subdivided into 32 villages (''
muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...
s''). The city (''
thesaban nakhon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) 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'' system.
The mu ...
'') of
Nonthaburi covers ''tambons'' Suan Yai, Talat Khwan, Bang Khen, Bang Kraso, and Tha Sai. There are three town municipalities (''
thesaban mueang
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) 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'' system.
The mu ...
''): Bang Si Mueang, which covers ''tambon'' Bang Si Mueang and parts of ''tambon'' Bang Krang; Sai Ma, which covers the ''tambon'' of the same name; and Bang Krang, which covers most parts of the ''tambon'' of the same name.
Economy
The
Thai Department of Corrections
The Department of Corrections ( th, กรมราชทัณฑ์, ) is an agency of the Thai Ministry of Justice. Its mission is to keep prisoners in custody and rehabilitate them. Its headquarters is in Suanyai Sub-district, Mueang Nonthabu ...
has its headquarters in Suan Yai in this district.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Mueang Nonthaburi
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