Khok Si Suphan district
Khok Si Suphan
โคกศรีสุพรรณ | |
|---|---|
 District location in Sakon Nakhon province | |
| Coordinates: 17°2′37″N 104°16′24″E / 17.04361°N 104.27333°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Sakon Nakhon |
| Seat | Tong Khop |
| Area | |
| • Total | 212.0 km2 (81.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 33,717 |
| • Density | 159.0/km2 (412/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 47280 |
| Geocode | 4715 |
Khok Si Suphan (Thai: โคกศรีสุพรรณ, pronounced [kʰôːk sǐː sù.pʰān]) is a district (amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon province, northeast Thailand.
History
[edit]The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 5 May 1981, when the three tambons Tong Khop, Lao Phon Kho, and Dan Muang Kham were split off from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 9 May 1992.[2]
Geography
[edit]Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise) Tao Ngoi, Mueang Sakon Nakhon and Phon Na Kaeo of Sakon Nakhon Province, Wang Yang and Na Kae of Nakhon Phanom province.
Demographics
[edit]The people of Khok Si Suphan are predominantly of Phu Thai and Nyaw ethnicity.
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 52 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and a further four tambon administrative organizations.
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tong Khop | ตองโขบ | 17 | 12,273 | |
| 2. | Lao Phon Kho | เหล่าโพนค้อ | 11 | 5,769 | |
| 3. | Dan Muang Kham | ด่านม่วงคำ | 11 | 7,029 | |
| 4. | Maet Na Thom | แมดนาท่ม | 13 | 8,646 |
References
[edit]- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอเมืองสกลนคร จังหวัดสกลนคร ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 98 (90 ง): 1731. June 9, 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2012.
- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอสอยดาว อำเภอโพนสวรรค์ อำเภอบางขัน อำเภอหว้านใหญ่ อำเภอเมืองปาน อำเภอภูหลวง อำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ และอำเภอสำโรง พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๕ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 109 (45 ก): 27–29. April 9, 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2012.
External links
[edit]- amphoe.com (Thai)
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