Mueang Buriram district

Mueang Buriram เมืองบุรีรัมย์
District
Mueang Buriram District Office
District location in Buriram Province
Coordinates: 14°59′42″N 103°6′12″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Buriram
Area
• Total	621.5 km2 (240.0 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	207,249
• Density	333.5/km2 (864/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	31000
Geocode	3101

Mueang Buriram (Template:Lang-th, RTGS: Mueang Buri Ram, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ bū.rīː rām]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Prakhon Chai, Nang Rong, Chamni, Lam Plai Mat, Khu Mueang, Ban Dan, Huai Rat, and Krasang of Buriram Province.

Motto

The Mueang Buriram District's motto is "stone from Kradong Volcano erupted, bird filed park, Rama I's founder of the city, Suphat Thara Bophit Buddha image and excellent tradition."

Administration

The district is divided into 19 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 320 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Buriram covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang. There are also 18 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Nai Mueang	ในเมือง	-	28,333
2.	Isan	อิสาณ	18	14,637
3.	Samet	เสม็ด	18	16,979
4.	Ban Bua	บ้านบัว	18	9,743
5.	Sakae Phrong	สะแกโพรง	26	12,675
6.	Sawai Chik	สวายจีก	19	11,550
8.	Ban Yang	บ้านยาง	19	12,846
12.	Phra Khru	พระครู	13	6,709
13.	Thalung Lek	ถลุงเหล็ก	16	5,706
14.	Nong Tat	หนองตาด	22	10,634
17.	Lumpuk	ลุมปุ๊ก	19	8,015
18.	Song Hong	สองห้อง	16	6,988
19.	Bua Thong	บัวทอง	15	6,470
20.	Chum Het	ชุมเห็ด	22	17,854
22.	Lak Khet	หลักเขต	14	6,463
25.	Sakae Sam	สะแกซำ	17	10,052
26.	Kalantha	กลันทา	13	7,007
27.	Krasang	กระสัง	19	7,009
28.	Mueang Fang	เมืองฝาง	16	7,579

Missing numbers are tambons which now form the districts Ban Dan and Huai Rat.