Mueang Lopburi District

Mueang Lopburi เมืองลพบุรี
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Lopburi Province Amphoe location in Lopburi Province
Coordinates:
Country	Thailand
Province	Lopburi
Seat	Thale Chup Son
Area
• Total	565.6 km2 (218.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	247,842
• Density	438.2/km2 (1,135/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	15000
Geocode	1601

Mueang Lopburi (Thai: เมืองลพบุรี) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Lopburi Province, central Thailand.

History

See also: Lopburi Province § History

Lopburi is an ancient city. In Khmer era, it was Lavo or Lava Pura, the important city of the eastern part of Chao Phraya river valley. In Ayuthaya kingdom, it was the northeastern frontier city. The glorious period of Lopburi was during the reign of King Narai the Great. He stayed in his palace 8–9 months a year, making Lopburi was the 2nd capital of the kingdom. After his reign, the city became nearly deserted, only to be enriched again when King Mongkut visited and renovated King Narai's Palace.

Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram set up Lopburi as the military center of Thailand. He relandscaped the Lopburi city, with its modern center located about 4 km east from the historical center. His building style, Art Deco is showing along Narai Maharat road.

File:Lopburi River2.jpg

Lopburi River

Geography

The southwestern part of the district is very low alluvial plain. The rest is intermixed between plains and hills. Beside the Lopburi River, the important water resource are the Sap Lek Reservoir and Khlong Raphiphat. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Tha Wung, Ban Mi, Khok Samrong and Phatthana Nikhom of Lopburi Province, Phra Phutthabat, Nong Don and Don Phut of Saraburi Province, Ban Phraek of Ayutthaya Province, and Chaiyo of Ang Thong Province.

File:Pibul Building1.jpg

Pibul Wittayalai School Building 1, Art Deco style

Administration

The district is subdivided into 24 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 223 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Lopburi covers the complete tambon Tha Hin and parts of Thale Chup Son. There are two further subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Khao Phra Ngam covering the complete tambon Khao Phra Ngam, and Khok Tum covering the tambon Khok Tum and Nikhom Sang Ton Eng. There are further 19 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Inh.
1.	Thale Chup Son	ทะเลชุบศร	34,742
2.	Tha Hin	ท่าหิน	8,487
3.	Kok Ko	กกโก	8,304
4.	Kong Thanu	โก่งธนู	4,893
5.	Khao Phra Ngam	เขาพระงาม	28,664
6.	Khao Sam Yot	เขาสามยอด	28,262
7.	Khok Kathiam	โคกกะเทียม	4,833
8.	Khok Lam Phan	โคกลำพาน	3,554
9.	Khok Tum	โคกตูม	15,504
10.	Ngio Rai	งิ้วราย	5,592
11.	Don Pho	ดอนโพธิ์	3,582
12.	Talung	ตะลุง	5,218
14.	Tha Khae	ท่าแค	13,666
15.	Tha Sala	ท่าศาลา	12,515
16.	Nikhom Sang Ton Eng	นิคมสร้างตนเอง	11,737
17.	Bang Khan Mak	บางขันหมาก	8,935
18.	Ban Khoi	บ้านข่อย	3,081
19.	Thai Talat	ท้ายตลาด	3,039
20.	Pa Tan	ป่าตาล	12,523
21.	Phrommat	พรหมมาสตร์	6,779
22.	Pho Kao Ton	โพธิ์เก้าต้น	10,540
23.	Pho Tru	โพธิ์ตรุ	2,721
24.	Si Khlong	สี่คลอง	1,067
25.	Thanon Yai	ถนนใหญ่	9,604

Geocode 13 not used.

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)