Mueang Ubon Ratchathani District

Mueang Ubon Ratchathani (, ) is the capital district ("amphoe mueang") of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.
History.
The district was originally named Buphupalanikhom (บุพุปลนิคม). Later the name was changed to Burapha Ubon (บูรพาอุบล) in 1909 and Mueang Ubon Ratchathani in 1913.
Geography.
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khueang Nai, Muang Sam Sip, Lao Suea Kok, Don Mot Daeng, Sawang Wirawong, and Warin Chamrap of Ubon Ratchathani Province and Kanthararom of Sisaket Province.
The important water resource is the Mun River.
Administration.
The district is divided into 12 sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 148 villages ("mubans"). The city ("thesaban nakhon") Ubon Ratchathani covers the entire "tambon" Nai Mueang. Ubon is a township ("thesaban tambon") which covers parts of "tambons" Kham Yai and Chaeramae. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).