Amphoe Mueang Si Sa Ket
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Mueang Sisaket is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Sisaket Province
, northeastern Thailand
.
; Sisaket is sometimes transliterated as , , or .
, Kanthararom
, Nam Kliang
, Phayu
, Wang Hin
, Uthumphon Phisai
and Rasi Salai
.
), which are further subdivided into 166 villages (muban
). The town (thesaban mueang) Sisaket covers the tambon Mueang Nuea and Mueang Tai and parts of tambon Nong Khrok, Phon Kha, Ya Plong and Pho. Nam Kham is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole same-named subdistrict. There are further 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Wang Hin and Phayu.
Sisaket Province
Sisaket , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.-Geography:...
, northeastern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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Etymology
Thai honorific Si is derived from the Sanskrit title of veneration SriSri
Sri , also transliterated as Shri or Shree or shre is a word of Sanskrit origin, used in the Indian subcontinent as polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, or as a title of veneration for deities .-Etymology:Sri has the root meaning of radiance, or...
; Sisaket is sometimes transliterated as , , or .
History
The district was renamed from Klang Sisaket (กลางศีร์ษะเกษ) to Mueang Sisaket in 1913. 1917 the Mueang was removed from the name, which was added again in 1938.Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Yang Chum NoiAmphoe Yang Chum Noi
Yang Chum Noi is a district in the northern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. Onion production is the largest source of Si Sa Ket province...
, Kanthararom
Amphoe Kanthararom
Kanthararom is a district in the northeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1897, then named Uthai Sisaket . It was renamed to Kanthararom in 1913...
, Nam Kliang
Amphoe Nam Kliang
Nam Kliang is a district in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kanthararom, Non Khun, Benchalak, Si Rattana, Phayu and Mueang Sisaket.-History:...
, Phayu
Amphoe Phayu
Phayu is a district in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on April 30 1994, when five tambon were split off from Mueang Sisaket...
, Wang Hin
Amphoe Wang Hin
Wang Hin is a district in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Sisaket, Phayu, Phrai Bueng, Khukhan, Prang Ku and Uthumphon Phisai....
, Uthumphon Phisai
Amphoe Uthumphon Phisai
Uthumphon Phisai is a district in the western part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Rasi Salai, Mueang Sisaket, Wang Hin, Prang Ku, Huai Thap Than, Mueang Chan, Pho Si Suwan and Bueng Bun.-History:The district goes back to the Mueang Uthumphon...
and Rasi Salai
Amphoe Rasi Salai
Rasi Salai is a district in the northern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Phanom Phrai of Roi Et Province, Sila Lat of Sisaket Province, Maha Chana Chai and Kho Wang of Yasothon Province, Yang Chum Noi, Mueang Sisaket, Uthumphon Phisai and...
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Administration
The district is subdivided into 18 subdistricts (tambonTambon
Tambon 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 166 villages (muban
Muban
Muban 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...
). The town (thesaban mueang) Sisaket covers the tambon Mueang Nuea and Mueang Tai and parts of tambon Nong Khrok, Phon Kha, Ya Plong and Pho. Nam Kham is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole same-named subdistrict. There are further 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mueang Nuea | เมืองเหนือ | ||
| 8,631 | ||||
| 2. | Mueang Tai | เมืองใต้ | ||
| 10,346 | ||||
| 3. | Khu Sot | คูซอด | 10 | 4,889 |
| 4. | Sam | ซำ | 14 | 6,810 |
| 5. | Chan | จาน | 12 | 6,857 |
| 6. | Tadop | ตะดอบ | 8 | 6,495 |
| 7. | Nong Khrok | หนองครก | 9 | 15,015 |
| 11. | Phon Kha | โพนข่า | 10 | 6,729 |
| 12. | Phon Kho | โพนค้อ | 6 | 2,899 |
| 15. | Phon Khwao | โพนเขวา | 11 | 7,648 |
| 16. | Ya Plong | หญ้าปล้อง | 8 | 7,733 |
| 18. | Thum | ทุ่ม | 13 | 6,928 |
| 19. | Nong Hai | หนองไฮ | 7 | 3,778 |
| 21. | Nong Kaeo | หนองแก้ว | 12 | 6,439 |
| 22. | Nam Kham | น้ำคำ | 15 | 10,136 |
| 23. | Pho | โพธิ์ | 10 | 13,526 |
| 24. | Mak Khiap | หมากเขียบ | 11 | 4,871 |
| 27. | Nong Phai | หนองไผ่ | 10 | 5,782 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Wang Hin and Phayu.