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Mueang Phrae เมืองแพร่
District
NASA satellite photo of Mueang Phrae District
District location in Phrae province
Coordinates: 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 km (291.9 sq mi)
Population
• Total	123,811
• Density	163.7/km (424/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	54000
Geocode	5401

Mueang Phrae (Thai: เมืองแพร่, pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ pʰrɛ̂ː]; Northern Thai: เมืองแป้, pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ pɛ̂ː]) is the capital district of Phrae province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Sung Men, Long, Nong Muang Khai, and 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. One of the three basins of the Yom River flows near Mueang Phrae.

Administration

The district is divided into 20 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 157 villages (mubans). Phrae itself is a town (thesaban mueang) and covers tambon Nai Wiang. There are three more townships (thesaban tambons): Thung Hong and Mae Lai both cover tambons of the same name, Cho Hae covers tambon Cho Hae and parts of Padaeng. There are a further 20 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Notable sites

The home of the former rulers of Phrae, built in 1892, is now used as the governor's residence and has been promoted as a tourist destination by the Phrae provincial government.

References

1. Weekly, Ttr. "Government nudge on Chiang Rai rail link | TTR Weekly". Retrieved 2022-06-14.
2. Kamdee, Kiattipong; Nantasin, Prayath; Chotpantarat, Srilert; Saengkorakot, Chakrit; Chanruang, Patchareeya; Polee, Chalermpong; Khaweerat, Sasiphan; Uapoonphol, Nichtima; Fungklin, Ratchai; Sriwiang, Wiranee; Kongsri, Supalak (2022-06-01). "Assessment of groundwater dynamics in Quaternary aquifers of the Phrae Basin, northern Thailand, using isotope techniques". Hydrogeology Journal. 30 (4): 1091–1109. doi:10.1007/s10040-022-02478-5. ISSN 1435-0157.
3. "Khum Chao Luang Mueang Phrae". www.tourismthailand.org. Retrieved 2022-06-14.

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