Mueang Phrae District

Mueang Phrae District (, ) is the capital district ("amphoe mueang") of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.
Geography.
Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Sung Men, Long, Nong Muang Khai, and Rong Kwang of Phrae Province; Na Muen of Nan Province; and Tha Pla of Uttaradit Province.
The Phi Pan Nam Range dominates the landscape of the district.
Administration.
The district is divided into 20 sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 157 villages ("mubans"). Phrae itself is a town ("thesaban mueang") and covers "tambon" Nai Wiang. There are three more townships ("thesaban tambons"): Thung Hong and Mae Lai both cover "tambons" of the same name, Cho Hae covers "tambon" Cho Hae and parts of Padaeng. There are a further 20 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).