Santi Suk is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the central part of Nan Province

Nan Province

Nan is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit, Phrae and Phayao. To the north and east it borders Sainyabuli of Laos.-Geography:...

, northern 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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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Santi Suk was established on June 15 1981, when the two tambon Du Phong and Pa Laeo Luang were split off from Mueang Nan district

Amphoe Mueang Nan

Mueang Nan is the capital district of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was Khwaeng Nakhon Nan, set up in 1899 by the Ministry of Interior. It was renamed to Mueang Nan district in 1917...

. The third tambon Phong was assigned from Mae Charim district

Amphoe Mae Charim

Mae Charim is a district in the eastern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Mae Charim was originally known as Bowa . The minor district Mae Charim was established on October 1 1969 with the three tambon Phong, Nong Daeng and Mo Mueang split off from Mueang Nan district...

 on April 21 1983. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on July 4 1994.

Geography

Neighboring are from the north clockwise Tha Wang Pha

Amphoe Tha Wang Pha

Tha Wang Pha is a district in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Tha Wang Pha was established on October 1 1962 with area split off from Pua district...

, Pua

Amphoe Pua

Pua is a district in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring are from the north clockwise Chiang Klang, Thung Chang, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Bo Kluea, Santi Suk and Tha Wang Pha....

, Bo Kluea

Amphoe Bo Kluea

Bo Kluea is a district in the eastern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Bo Kluea was established on February 15 1988 by splitting the two tambon Bo Kluea Nuea and Bo Kluea Tai from Pua district...

, Mae Charim

Amphoe Mae Charim

Mae Charim is a district in the eastern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Mae Charim was originally known as Bowa . The minor district Mae Charim was established on October 1 1969 with the three tambon Phong, Nong Daeng and Mo Mueang split off from Mueang Nan district...

, Phu Phiang

Amphoe Phu Phiang

Phu Phiang is a district in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The area was separated from Mueang Nan district to create a minor district on July 1, 1997....

 and Mueang Nan

Amphoe Mueang Nan

Mueang Nan is the capital district of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was Khwaeng Nakhon Nan, set up in 1899 by the Ministry of Interior. It was renamed to Mueang Nan district in 1917...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

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 31 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...

). There are no municipal (thesaban

Thesaban

Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....

) areas, and 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	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.	Du Phong	ดู่พงษ์	8	5,022
2.	Pa Laeo Luang	ป่าแลวหลวง	10	4,513
3.	Phong	พงษ์	13	6,154