Amphoe Mueang Lop Buri

Amphoe Mueang Lop Buri

Infobox Amphoe
name=Mueang Lop Buri
thai=เมืองลพบุรี
province=Lop Buri
coordinates=coord|14|47|53|N|100|39|13|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Thale Chup Son
area=565.6
population=247,842
population_as_of=2007
density=438.2
postal_code=15000
geocode=1601

Mueang Lop Buri ( _th. เมืองลพบุรี) is the capital district ("Amphoe Mueang") of Lop Buri Province, central Thailand.

History

Lop Buri 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 Lop Buri was during the reign of King Narai the Great. He stayed in his palace 8-9 months a year, making Lop Buri 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 Lop Buri as the military center of Thailand. He relandscaped the Lop Buri 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.

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.

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).Geocode 13 not used.

External links

*http://www.lawoe.info Website of district (Thai)
* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=535&pv=50 amphoe.com] (Thai)


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