Mueang Nakhon Nayok ( th, เมืองนครนายก, ) 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 Nakhon Nayok province, central Thailand.

History

''Mueang Nakhon Nayok'' is an ancient city. In the

Ayutthaya kingdom The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is conside ...

it was the eastern frontier city. The historians found the old city wall on three sides, the southern side was protected by the

Nakhon Nayok River The Nakhon Nayok River ( th, แม่น้ำนครนายก, , ) originates in Khao Yai National Park. It flows southwest, passes through Mueang Nakhon Nayok District, Ban Na District, and Ongkharak District of Nakhon Nayok Province. ...

as a natural city wall. The district was called Wang Krachom as the office was in Tambon Wang Krachom, on the left bank of the Nakhon Nayok River. In 1896 the government moved the district office to the right bank of the river. The district office was moved to the old provincial court building in 1931. A new district office was opened on 18 January 1953. The district name was changed to Mueang Nakhon Nayok on 1 January 1939, to correspond with the name of the province. On 1 January 1943, the government downgraded Nakhon Nayok Province and combined it with Prachinburi province, except Ban Na which became part of Saraburi province. During that time the district was called Nakhon Nayok District. On 9 May 1946, the government re-established Nakhon Nayok Province, thus the district was renamed Mueang Nakhon Nayok.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Ongkharak, Ban Na of Nakhon Nayok Province,

Kaeng Khoi Kaeng Khoi ( th, แก่งคอย, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of Saraburi province in central Thailand. Located on the bank of the Pa Sak River amid the surrounding hills of the Dong Phaya Yen Mountains, its main town of the same name de ...

Muak Lek Muak Lek ( th, มวกเหล็ก, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Saraburi province, Thailand. It occupies the province's easternmost part, in the Dong Phaya Yen Mountains which divide the central and northeastern regions. Originally a for ...

of Saraburi province, Pak Chong of Nakhon Ratchasima province, Pak Phli of Nakhon Nayok Province and Ban Sang of Prachinburi province. The Sankamphaeng Range mountainous area is in the northern section of this district. The

and

Khlong Tha Dan A ''khlong'' ( th, คลอง, ), alternatively spelt as ''klong'' () commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong, along with their tributaries particularly in the low-ly ...

are important water resources.

Education

* Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy is Phrom Mani Subdistrict, Mueang Nakhon Nayok District.

Administration

The district is divided into 13 sub-districts ('' tambons''), which are further subdivided into 125 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 ...

'') Nakhon Nayok covers ''tambon'' Nakhon Nayok and parts of Tha Chang, Ban Yai, Wang Krachom, and Phrom Ni. Tha Chang is a township ('' thesaban tambon'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Tha Chang. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

Mueang Nakhon Nayok district history
(Thai) {{Amphoe Nakhon Nayok Mueang Nakhon Nayok