Khu Mueang District
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Khu Mueang ( th, คูเมือง, ) is a district (''
amphoe 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 ...
'') in the northern part of Buriram province, northeastern
Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
.


Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Khaen Dong, Satuek, Ban Dan, Mueang Buriram, Lam Plai Mat of Buriram Province, Lam Thamenchai, Mueang Yang of Nakhon Ratchasima province, Phutthaisong of Buriram Province and Chumphon Buri of Surin province.


Motto

The Khu Mueang District's motto is "Sugar factory, Luang U-dom shire, petrified wood and city of civilization."


History

The minor district (''
king amphoe 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 ...
'') was created on 1 October 1969, when the three ''tambon'' Khu Mueang, Tum Yai, and Pa Khiap containing 58 villages were split off from
Mueang Buriram district Mueang Buriram ( th, เมืองบุรีรัมย์, , ) is the capital district (''amphoe mueang'') of Buriram province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Prakhon Chai, Nang ...
. It was upgraded to a full district on 21 August 1975.


Administration

The district is divided into seven 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 113 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''). There are two townships (''
thesaban tambon 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 ...
s''): Khu Meang covers parts of ''tambon'' Khu Mueang and Nong Khaman; Hin Lek Fai covers parts of ''tambon'' Hin Lek Fai and also parts of Khu Mueang. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).


References


External links


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