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.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise):
Thap Put and
Phanom of
Surat Thani province;
Kapong,
Thai Mueang, 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 protects 0.29 km
2 of the Khao Toy Nang Hong Forest around the Sa Nang Manora waterfall. The
Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary 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 (''
tambons''), 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 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
*
Khao Chang
External links
*
Tourist attractions, Phang Nga Provincial website
{{Amphoe Phang Nga
Mueang Phang Nga