Mueang Loei ( th, เมืองเลย; ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Loei 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 ...

Location

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Chiang Khan, Pak Chom, Na Duang, Erawan, Wang Saphung,

Phu Ruea Phu Ruea ( th, ภูเรือ), is a 1365 m high mountain in Loei province, Thailand. It is in Phu Ruea district. This mountain is part of the Phetchabun Mountains, a massif forming a natural boundary between northern Thailand and Isan. The p ...

, and Tha Li of Loei Province. The important water resource is the

Loei River The Loei River ( th, แม่น้ำเลย, , ) is the one of tributaries of the Mekong River. It originates at the western shore of the Phu Luang plateau, at first flowing southwards. Changing to an eastward direction it becomes the bounda ...

History

The district was one of the five original districts of Loei Province established in 1897 during the ''thesaphiban'' administrative reforms. At first named ''Kut Pong'' after the central ''tambon'', it was later renamed Mueang Loei.

Administration

The district is divided into 14 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 130 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 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 ...

'')

Loei Loei (; ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in northeast Thailand. Loei covers the whole ''tambon'' of Mueang Loei district and is the capital of Loei province. In 2017, Loei had a population of 21,013. Loei lies 545 km north-northeast of Ba ...

covers ''tambon'' Kut Pong. There are two more 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''): Na O covers the whole of ''tambon'' Na O, and Nam Suai covers parts of ''tambon'' Nam Suai. There are a further 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

*http://www.amphoemuangloei.com Website of district (Thai) Mueang Loei {{Loei-geo-stub