'the upland where the town is located'; often spelled "Don Muang"[citation needed]) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
It is bounded by (from north clockwise): Mueang Pathum Thani and Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani province; Sai Mai, Bang Khen and Lak Si of Bangkok; and Pak Kret of Nonthaburi province.
[3] When air force base and airport were established prosperity gradually entered Don Mueang respectively.
[5] However in late-2012, Kanoknuch Naksuwanpha, a Democrat and a long-time local politician, won an upset election to secure her seat on the city council.
It is believed that the reason she won was because of her long ties with Don Mueang as she built her political base in the area for decades.