Mueang Surin ( th, เมืองสุรินทร์, ) is the capital district (''
amphoe mueang'') of
Surin 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 north clockwise):
Chom Phra,
Khwao Sinarin,
Sikhoraphum
Sikhoraphum ( th, ศีขรภูมิ, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the central part of Surin province, northeastern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Sanom and Samrong Thap of Surin Province; ...
,
Lamduan and
Prasat of Surin Province;
Krasang and
Satuek of
Buriram province.
Administration
The district is divided into 21 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 292 villages (''
mubans''). 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 ...
'')
Surin covers the whole ''tambon'' Nai Mueang. Mueang Thi is a sub-district municipality (''
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 ...
'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Mueang Thi. There are a further 20
tambon administrative organization
''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 (TAO).
Missing numbers now form Khwao Sinarin District.
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
{{Amphoe Surin
Mueang Surin