Mueang Phang Nga ( th, เมืองพังงา, , ) is the capital district (''
amphoe mueang
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...
'') of
Phang Nga province in southern
Thailand
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.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise):
Thap Put and
Phanom of
Surat Thani province;
Kapong,
Thai Mueang
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* Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia
** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand
** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand
*** Thai script
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, and
Takua Thung of Phang Nga. To the south is
Phang Nga Bay
Phang Nga Bay ( th, อ่าวพังงา}, ) is a bay in the Strait of Malacca between the island of Phuket and the mainland of the Kra Isthmus of southern Thailand. Since 1981, an extensive section of the bay has been protected as the ...
, with the insular district
Ko Yao.
Ao Phang Nga National Park
Ao Phang Nga National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติอ่าวพังงา) is in Phang Nga Province in southern Thailand. It includes coastal sections of Mueang Phang Nga District and Takua Thung District. Most of t ...
covers the islands south of the district.
Sa Nang Manora Forest Park
Sa Nang Manora ( th, สระนางมโนราห์) is a forest park in southern Thailand. It covers an area of 0.29 km2 (180 rai) of the Khao Thoi-Nang Hong Forest, Nop Pring Sub-district, Mueang District, Phang Nga Province, about fou ...
protects 0.29 km
2 of the Khao Toy Nang Hong Forest around the Sa Nang Manora waterfall. The
Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary
The Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary ( th, เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าโตนปริวรรต) is located in the north of Mueang Phang Nga district, Phang Nga Province, southern Thailand. It covers an ar ...
in the north of the district is under construction. There are also several caves within the limestone hills.
Administration
The district is divided into nine sub-districts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 42 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'').
Phang Nga
Phang Nga ( th, พังงา, , ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of Phang Nga Province. The town covers the whole ''tambon'' Thai Chang of Mueang Phang Nga district. As of 2005 it had a population of 9,559 and ...
itself is a town (''
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 ...
'') and covers ''tambon'' Thai Chang. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
See also
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Khao Chang
Khao Chang (เขาช้าง), is a 45 m high hill in Phang Nga Province, Thailand. It is in Phang Nga town behind city hall.
At the foot of the mountain and within the Wat Phra Paht Phra Chim temple compound there is a cave known as ''Phu ...
External links
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Tourist attractions, Phang Nga Provincial website
{{Amphoe Phang Nga
Mueang Phang Nga