Mueang Phrae District

Mueang Phrae เมืองแพร่
Amphoe
NASA picture of Mueang Phrae District
Amphoe location in Phrae Province
Coordinates: 18°8′44″N 100°8′29″E / 18.14556°N 100.14139°E / 18.14556; 100.14139Coordinates: 18°8′44″N 100°8′29″E / 18.14556°N 100.14139°E / 18.14556; 100.14139
Country	Thailand
Province	Phrae
Area
• Total	756.1 km2 (291.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	123,811
• Density	163.7/km2 (424/sq mi)
Time zone	ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code	54000
Geocode	5401

Mueang Phrae (Thai: เมืองแพร่; IPA: [mɯ̄aŋ pʰrɛ̂ː]) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Sung Men, Long, Nong Muang Khai, Rong Kwang of Phrae Province, Na Muen of Nan Province and Tha Pla of Uttaradit Province.

The Phi Pan Nam Range dominates the landscape of the district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 20 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 157 villages (muban). Phrae itself is a town (thesaban mueang) and cover the complete tambon Nai Wiang. There are three more townships (thesaban tambon) - Thung Hong and Mae Lai both cover the complete same-named tambon, Cho Hae covers the complete tambon Cho Hae and parts of Padaeng. There are further 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).