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Amphoe Mueang Songkhla

Mueang Songkhla
เมืองสงขลา
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Songkhla Province
Amphoe location in Songkhla Province
Coordinates: 7°12′25″N 100°35′47″E / 7.20694°N 100.59639°E / 7.20694; 100.59639Coordinates: 7°12′25″N 100°35′47″E / 7.20694°N 100.59639°E / 7.20694; 100.59639
Country Thailand
Province Songkhla
Seat Bo Yang
Tambon 6
Muban 47
Area
 • Total 171.9 km2 (66.4 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 163,329
 • Density 948.7/km2 (2,457/sq mi)
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code 90000
Geocode 9001

Mueang Songkhla (Thai: เมืองสงขลา, Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรา) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Chana, Na Mom, Hat Yai and Singhanakhon of Songkhla Province. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

In the northern part of the district is Songkhla Lake.

The name "Songkhla" is a Thai corruption of Singgora, its original name, which means "the city of lions" in Malay. It refers to a lion-shaped mountain near the city of Songkhla.

The Mueang Songkhla District is divided into six sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 47 administrative villages (muban).

There is one city (thesaban nakhon) in the district:

There is one town (thesaban mueang) in the district:

There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon) in the district:

There are two sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:


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