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Mueang Sa Kaeo district

Mueang Sa Kaeo
เมืองสระแก้ว
Mueang Sa Kaeo in the dusk
Mueang Sa Kaeo in the dusk
District location in Sa Kaeo province
District location in Sa Kaeo province
Coordinates: 13°48′53″N 102°4′19″E / 13.81472°N 102.07194°E / 13.81472; 102.07194
CountryThailand
ProvinceSa Kaeo
Area
 • Total
1,832.034 km2 (707.352 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
107,092
 • Density58.0/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code27000
Geocode2701

Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo (Thai: เมืองสระแก้ว) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Sa Kaeo province, eastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khon Buri of Nakhon Ratchasima province, Watthana Nakhon and Khao Chakan of Sa Kaeo, and Kabin Buri and Na Di of Prachinburi province.

The Sankamphaeng Range mountainous area is in the northern section of this district, within its forested hills at the boundary between Sa Kaeo and Prachinburi Province is the Pang Sida National Park.

History

In 1909 the minor district (king amphoe) Sa Kaeo was established as a subordinate of Kabin Buri district. It was upgraded to a full district on 23 July 1958.[1] When in 1993 the new province Sa Kaeo was created, the district became the capital district of the province and was therefore renamed Mueang Sa Kaeo.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into eight sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 124 villages (mubans). Sa Kaeo itself has town status (thesaban mueang) and covers parts of tambons Sa Kaeo and Tha Kasem. There are also two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons): Tha Kasem and Sala Lamduan both covering parts of the same-named tambons. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.
01. Sa Kaeo สระแก้ว 18 19,432
02. Ban Kaeng บ้านแก้ง 15 13,115
03. Sala Lamduan ศาลาลำดวน 15 12,736
04. Khok Pi Khong โคกปี่ฆ้อง 18 12,496
05. Tha Yaek ท่าแยก 14 12,345
06. Tha Kasem ท่าเกษม 12 13,412
08. Sa Khwan สระขวัญ 20 16,456
11. Nong Bon หนองบอน 12 07,100

Missing numbers are tambon now forming Khao Chakan District.

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