Dan Sai is a district (
amphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) in the western part of
Loei ProvinceLoei is one of the most sparsely populated provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok...
, northeastern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
.
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)
Phu RueaPhu Ruea is a district in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The government split off some part of Tha Li, Mueang Loei and Dan Sai districts and made them to the minor district Phu Ruea on October 15 1968 and made it a subordinate of Dan Sai...
of Loei Province,
Lom KaoLom Kao is the northernmost district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:The first record of Mueang Lom found in the first King Ramkhamhaeng the Great stone pillar. In Rattanakosin era, this area was a big community of Lao people from Vientiane...
and
Khao KhoKhao Kho is a district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-Etymology:The name of the district comes from the a kind of palm tree named Kho , that is found a lot in the area, and from the name Khao, mountain...
of
Phetchabun ProvincePhetchabun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit and Phitsanulok.- Geography :...
,
Nakhon ThaiNakhon Thai is a district in the eastern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Thong, Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, Na Haeo, Dan Sai of Loei Province and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province.The Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is located in...
of
Phitsanulok ProvincePhitsanulok is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Phetchabun, Phichit, Kamphaeng Phet, Sukhothai, Uttaradit. In the north-east it also has a short border with Xaignabouli of Laos.-Etymology:The first element Phitsanu is a cognate...
, and
Na HaeoNa Haeo is the westernmost district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Na Haeo area was the rural part of Dan Sai district. For the people in Na Haeo it was inconvenient to contact to the public services due to the large distance...
of Loei again. To the north is the
Xaignabouli ProvinceSainyabuli is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.-Geography:The province is located in the northwest of the country, and covers all the area west of the Mekong river...
of
LaosLaos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
.
The source of the
Pa Sak RiverThe Pa Sak River is a river in central Thailand. The river originates in Dan Sai District, Loei Province, passes through Phetchabun Province as the backbone of the Province...
is located in the mountains in the eastern part of the district. A big part of the district is part of the
Phu Hin Rong Kla National ParkPhu Hin Rong Kla National Park is a national park located in the Loei, Phitsanulok and Phetchabun Provinces of Thailand.-Topography:The park landscape is generally steep mountains. The northern part of the park in stretches to the border with Laos. The Southern part of the park extends into the...
.
Dan Sai is a district (
amphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) in the western part of
Loei ProvinceLoei is one of the most sparsely populated provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok...
, northeastern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)
Phu RueaPhu Ruea is a district in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The government split off some part of Tha Li, Mueang Loei and Dan Sai districts and made them to the minor district Phu Ruea on October 15 1968 and made it a subordinate of Dan Sai...
of Loei Province,
Lom KaoLom Kao is the northernmost district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:The first record of Mueang Lom found in the first King Ramkhamhaeng the Great stone pillar. In Rattanakosin era, this area was a big community of Lao people from Vientiane...
and
Khao KhoKhao Kho is a district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-Etymology:The name of the district comes from the a kind of palm tree named Kho , that is found a lot in the area, and from the name Khao, mountain...
of
Phetchabun ProvincePhetchabun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit and Phitsanulok.- Geography :...
,
Nakhon ThaiNakhon Thai is a district in the eastern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Thong, Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, Na Haeo, Dan Sai of Loei Province and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province.The Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is located in...
of
Phitsanulok ProvincePhitsanulok is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Phetchabun, Phichit, Kamphaeng Phet, Sukhothai, Uttaradit. In the north-east it also has a short border with Xaignabouli of Laos.-Etymology:The first element Phitsanu is a cognate...
, and
Na HaeoNa Haeo is the westernmost district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Na Haeo area was the rural part of Dan Sai district. For the people in Na Haeo it was inconvenient to contact to the public services due to the large distance...
of Loei again. To the north is the
Xaignabouli ProvinceSainyabuli is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.-Geography:The province is located in the northwest of the country, and covers all the area west of the Mekong river...
of
LaosLaos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
.
The source of the
Pa Sak RiverThe Pa Sak River is a river in central Thailand. The river originates in Dan Sai District, Loei Province, passes through Phetchabun Province as the backbone of the Province...
is located in the mountains in the eastern part of the district. A big part of the district is part of the
Phu Hin Rong Kla National ParkPhu Hin Rong Kla National Park is a national park located in the Loei, Phitsanulok and Phetchabun Provinces of Thailand.-Topography:The park landscape is generally steep mountains. The northern part of the park in stretches to the border with Laos. The Southern part of the park extends into the...
. To the southeast is the
Phu Luang Wildlife SanctuaryPhu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in northern Thailand, located in the south of Loei Province.It covers an area of 897 km², covering area of the tambon Pla Ba and Tha Sala of Phu Ruea district, Phon Sung, Wang Yao and I Pum of Dan Sai, Nong Ngio and Saikhao of Wang Saphung, and...
.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (
tambonTambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 98 villages (
mubanMuban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). Dan Sai is also the only townshop (
thesaban tambon) of the district, covering parts of the
tambon Dan Sai. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. |
Name |
Thai name |
Villages |
Inh.In biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
|
| 1. |
Dan Sai |
ด่านซ้าย |
15 |
8,458 |
|
| 2. |
Pak Man |
ปากหมัน |
7 |
3,124 |
|
| 3. |
Na Di |
นาดี |
9 |
3,936 |
|
| 4. |
Khok Ngam |
โคกงาม |
7 |
4,659 |
|
| 5. |
Phon Sung |
โพนสูง |
9 |
4,860 |
|
| 6. |
Ipum |
อิปุ่ม |
13 |
4,595 |
|
| 7. |
Kok Sathon |
กกสะทอน |
11 |
6,878 |
|
| 8. |
Pong |
โป่ง |
11 |
6,057 |
|
| 9. |
Wang Yao |
วังยาว |
7 |
3,563 |
|
| 10. |
Na Ho |
นาหอ |
9 |
3,140 |
|
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