Amphoe Senangkhanikhom
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Senangkhanikhom 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 northern part of Amnat Charoen Province
Amnat Charoen Province
Amnat Charoen is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Ubon Ratchathani, Yasothon and Mukdahan. To the east it borders Salavan of Laos.-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...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Chanuman
Amphoe Chanuman
Chanuman is the northeasternmost district of Amnat Charoen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Mueang Chanuman Monthon was established in 1879. As it was a subordinate Mueang of Ubon Ratchathani, it became a district of Ubon Ratchathani province during the thesaphiban administrative reform...

, Mueang Amnat Charoen
Amphoe Mueang Amnat Charoen
Mueang Amnat Charoen is the capital district of Amnat Charoen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Originally Amnat Charoen was a Mueang under Mueang Khemarat. In the thesaphiban administrative reforms around 1900 it was reassigned to Ubon Ratchathani and converted into a district. It was...

 of Amnat Charoen Province, Thai Charoen
Amphoe Thai Charoen
-History:Thai Charoen, formerly a subdistrict of Loeng Nok Tha, was established as a minor district on April 1, 1992, comprising 5 subdistricts formerly of Loeng Nok Tha....

 and Thai Charoen
Amphoe Thai Charoen
-History:Thai Charoen, formerly a subdistrict of Loeng Nok Tha, was established as a minor district on April 1, 1992, comprising 5 subdistricts formerly of Loeng Nok Tha....

 of Yasothon Province
Yasothon Province
Yasothon is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand on the Chi River. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket and Roi Et.-Geography:...

.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on December 15 1975, when the five tambon Senangkhanikhom, Rai Si Suk, Phon Thong, Nong Hai and Na Wiang were split off from Amnat Charoen district
Amphoe Mueang Amnat Charoen
Mueang Amnat Charoen is the capital district of Amnat Charoen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Originally Amnat Charoen was a Mueang under Mueang Khemarat. In the thesaphiban administrative reforms around 1900 it was reassigned to Ubon Ratchathani and converted into a district. It was...

. It was upgraded to a full district on April 1 1983. In 1993 it was one of the district split off from Ubon Ratchathani to form the new province Amnat Charoen.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 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 58 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...

). Senangkhanikhom is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Senangkhanikhom. There are further 6 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. Senangkhanikhom เสนางคนิคม 15 12,095
2. Phon Thong โพนทอง 10 5,432
3. Rai Si Suk ไร่สีสุก 9 5,266
4. Na Wiang นาเวียง 9 6,651
5. Nong Hai หนองไฮ 9 6,499
6. Nong Sam Si หนองสามสี 6 4,245

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