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Amphoe Ban Muang
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| Province: | Sakon Nakhon |
| District office: | Muang |
| Area: | 850.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 67,196 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 79.1 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 4710 |
| Postal code: | 47140 |
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Ban Muang (Thai: บ้านม่วง) is a district (Amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.
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Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ban Dung of Udon Thani Province, Fao Rai, So Phisai and Phon Charoen of Nong Khai Province, Kham Ta Kla, Wanon Niwat and Charoen Sin of Sakon Nakhon Province.
The Songkhram River marks the boundary of the district to the west.
The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on March 20 1968, when the three tambon Mai, Muang and Dong Mo Thong were split off from Wanon Niwat district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on November 16 1971.[2]
The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 92 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Ban Muang covers parts of the tambon Muang. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Muang | ม่วง | 11 | 8,205 | |
| 2. | Mai | มาย | 9 | 5,974 | |
| 3. | Dong Mo Thong | ดงหม้อทอง | 11 | 7,083 | |
| 4. | Dong Nuea | ดงเหนือ | 12 | 7,125 | |
| 5. | Dong Mo Thong Tai | ดงหม้อทองใต้ | 9 | 8,174 | |
| 6. | Huai Lua | ห้วยหลัว | 9 | 7,192 | |
| 7. | Non Sa-at | โนนสะอาด | 9 | 5,321 | |
| 8. | Nong Kwang | หนองกวั่ง | 11 | 9,118 | |
| 9. | Bo Kaeo | บ่อแก้ว | 11 | 9,004 |
- ^ (March 19 1968) "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 85 (25 ง): 835.
- ^ (November 16 1971) "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอปลาปาก อำเภอเชียงกลาง อำเภอปากชม อำเภอบ้านม่วง อำเภอพังโคน อำเภอดอนสัก อำเภอพนม อำเภอเวียงสระ อำเภอสังคม และอำเภอหัวตะพาน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๔" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 88 (123 ก): 745-748.
| Amphoe of Sakon Nakhon |  |
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Mueang Sakon Nakhon - Kusuman - Kut Bak - Phanna Nikhom - Phang Khon - Waritchaphum - Nikhom Nam Un - Wanon Niwat - Kham Ta Kla - Ban Muang - Akat Amnuai - Sawang Daen Din - Song Dao - Tao Ngoi - Khok Si Suphan - Charoen Sin - Phon Na Kaeo - Phu Phan |
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