Mueang Nakhon Nayok (, ) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Nakhon Nayok province, central Thailand.
History Mueang Nakhon Nayok is an ancient city. In the Ayutthaya kingdom it was the eastern frontier city. The historians found the old city wall on three sides, the southern side was protected by the Nakhon Nayok River as a natural city wall.
The moated site of Mueang Boran Dong Lakhon, in the subdistrict of the same name, lies on a former shoreline of the Gulf of Thailand and has been occupied since at least the sixth century. In a survey of fifteen moated sites of eastern Thailand by Patcharaporn Ngernkerd and colleagues it is a village, the smallest of three ranks, measuring 0.38 km² within its moat. A group of Buddhist buildings stands at its outer moat, following the pattern of Dvaravati towns of the central plain, and a Pali inscription carrying the ye dhammā formula has been recovered there.
The district was called Wang Krachom as the office was in Tambon Wang Krachom, on the left bank of the Nakhon Nayok River. In 1896 the government moved the district office to the right bank of the river. The district office was moved to the old provincial court building in 1931. A new district office was opened on 18 January 1953.
The district name was changed to Mueang Nakhon Nayok on 1 January 1939, to correspond with the name of the province. On 1 January 1943, the government downgraded Nakhon Nayok Province and combined it with Prachinburi province, except Ban Na which became part of Saraburi province. During that time the district was called Nakhon Nayok District. On 9 May 1946, the government re-established Nakhon Nayok Province, thus the district was renamed Mueang Nakhon Nayok.
Geography Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Ongkharak, Ban Na of Nakhon Nayok Province, Kaeng Khoi, Muak Lek of Saraburi province, Pak Chong of Nakhon Ratchasima province, Pak Phli of Nakhon Nayok Province and Ban Sang of Prachinburi province.
The Sankamphaeng Range mountainous area is in the northern section of this district. The Nakhon Nayok River and Khlong Tha Dan are important water resources.
Education Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy is in Phrommani Subdistrict, Mueang Nakhon Nayok District.
Administration Cantral government The district is divided into thirteen subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 125 villages mubans).
No. Subdistricts Thai Villages Pop. 1. Nakhon Nayok นครนายก - 7,613 2. Tha Chang ท่าช้าง 13 7,944 3. Ban Yai บ้านใหญ่ 7 7,776 4. Wang Krachom วังกระโจม 7 4,463 5. Tha Sai ท่าทราย 7 3,393 6. Don Yo ดอนยอ 7 4,878 7. Si Chula ศรีจุฬา 12 5,876 8. Dong Lakhon ดงละคร 13 8,119 9. Si Nawa ศรีนาวา 8 5,325 10. Sarika สาริกา 12 10,969 11. Hin Tang หินตั้ง 9 5,752 12. Khao Phra เขาพระ 13 9,269 13. Phrommani พรหมณี 17 19,544 Total 125 101,897
Local government As of December 2023 there are: two municipalities (thesaban), of which Nakhon Nayok itself has town status (thesaban mueang) and covers subdistrict Nakhon Nayok and parts of Tha Chang, Ban Yai, Wang Krachom and Phrommani subdistricts. Tha Chang subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) covers part of the subdistrict. There are further twelve subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon -o bo to)
Nakhon Nayok town municipality Pop. website Nakhon Nayok 7,613 Tha Chang 1,963 Ban Yai 3,334 Wang Krachom 1,726 Phrommani 976 Total 15,585
Subdistrict municipality Pop. website Tha Chang 1,040
Subdistrict adm.org.-SAO Pop. website Phrommani 19,544 Sarika 10,969 Dong Lakhon 8,119 Khao Phra 9,269 Si Chula 5,876 Hin Tang 5,752 Si Nawa 5,325 Tha Chang 4,941 Don Yo 4,878 Ban Yai 4,442 Tha Sai 3,393 Wang Krachom 2,737
Healthcare Government hospitals Nakhon Nayok general hospital with 314 beds. Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy Hospital with 90 beds. Health-promoting hospitals There are total 17 health-promoting hospitals in the district, of which; one in Wang Krachom, Tha Sai, Don Yo, Si Nawa and Hin Tang and two in Si Chula, Dong Lakhon and Khao Phra and three in Sarika and Phrommani.
Religion There are ninety-five Theravada Buddhist temples in the district. One in Wang Krachom, two in Don Yo, four in Tha Sai, five in Nakhon Nayok and Tha Chang, six in Hin Tang and Si Chula, eight in Don Lakhon, nine in Ban Yai and Si Nawa, twelve in Khao Phra and Phrommani and sixteen in Sarika.
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