Mueang Ang Thong District
Amphoe Mueang Ang Thong ( Thai: อำเภอ เมือง อ่างทอง ) is a district ( Amphoe ) in Ang Thong province in the central region of Thailand. The capital of the district of Mueang Ang Thong Ang Thong is also called.
Location
Ang Thong is a little over 100 kilometers north of the capital Bangkok.
Geography
Neighboring districts are ( from the south clockwise) Amphoe Pa Mok which, Wiset Chai Chan, Pho Thong and Chaiyo in the province of Ang Thong and Amphoe Maha Rat in Ayutthaya province.
The main river of the district is the Chao Phraya River and Khlong Bang Kaeo.
History
DAs area of today's district was also first mentioned in derVergangenheit " Amphoe Mueang ". His administration was built on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River opposite the Wat Chai Songkhram in Tambon Ban Hae.
In 1813 commissioned King Nang Klao ( Rama II ) the Chao Phraya Aphai Phuthon ( เจ้าพระยา อภัย ภูธร ) trying to build a dam by the Chao Phraya, to maintain the water level of Khlong Bang Kaeo year-round high enough for water transport. Since the project was not successful, the provincial administration was moved towards the mouth of Khlong Bang Kaeo at the east bank of the Chao Phraya River. At the same time the county government was moved. 1917, the district was renamed Bang Kaeo after the name of the central tambon. The district administration was about 300 meters south of the provincial government re- built in 1926. 1938, the county was renamed again in Amphoe Mueang Ang Thong.
Management
Amphoe Mueang Ang Thong is in 14 communes ( tambon) divided, further in 81 villages ( Muban ) are divided.
The city ( Mueang thesaban ) Ang Thong ( Thai เทศบาล เมือง อ่างทอง ) covers the whole tambon Talat Luang and Bang Kaeo as well as parts of the tambon Sala Daeng, Ban Hae, Ban It, Pho Sa and Yansue.
There are also two small towns ( thesaban tambon) in the district:
- Sala Daeng ( Thai เทศบาล ตำบล ศาลาแดง ) consists of parts of the tambon Sala Daeng,
- Phosa ( Thai เทศบาล ตำบล โพ สะ ) covers the whole tambon Phosa.
In addition, there are eight " Tambon Administrative Organizations" (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - administrative organizations) in the district.