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Si Satchanalai is the northernmost district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Sukhothai Province
Sukhothai Province

Sukhothai is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phrae Province, Uttaradit Province, Phitsanulok Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Tak Province and Lampang Province....
, northern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, 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 Myanmar....
.

hboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Si Nakhon
Amphoe Si Nakhon

Si Nakhon is a district of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand....
, Sawankhalok
Amphoe Sawankhalok

Sawankhalok is a district in the northern part of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand....
, Thung Saliam
Amphoe Thung Saliam

Thung Saliam is a district of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand....
 of Sukhothai Province, Thoen
Amphoe Thoen

Thoen is a district in the southern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand....
 of Lampang Province
Lampang Province

Lampang is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai Province, Phayao Province, Phrae Province, Sukhothai Province, Tak Province, Lamphun Province and Chiang Mai Province....
, Wang Chin
Amphoe Wang Chin

Wang Chin is a district in the southern part of Phrae Province, northern Thailand....
 of Phrae Province
Phrae Province

Phrae is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phayao Province, Nan Province, Uttaradit Province, Sukhothai Province and Lampang Province....
, Laplae
Amphoe Laplae

Laplae is a district in the western part of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand....
 and Tron
Amphoe Tron

Tron is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand....
 of Uttaradit Province
Uttaradit Province

Uttaradit is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok Province, Sukhothai Province, Phrae Province and Nan Province....
.

atchanalai was the second-most important town of the Sukhothai kingdom
Sukhothai kingdom

The Sukhothai kingdom was an early kingdom in the area around the city Sukhothai , in north central Thailand. It existed from 1238 till 1438. The old capital, now 12 km outside of New Sukhothai in Tambon Mueang Kao, is in ruins and is a Sukhothai historic park....
. The ruins of its temples are now part of the Si Satchanalai historical park
Si Satchanalai historical park

The Si Satchanalai Historical Park is a Historical parks of Thailand in Amphoe Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.The protection of the area was first announced in Volume 92, Part 112 of the Royal Gazette on August 2, 1961....
, which is part of UNESCO world heritage site of Sukhothai.

The district was renamed from Hat Siao to Si Satchanala in 1939.

district is subdivided into 11 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 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 148 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
).






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Si Satchanalai is the northernmost district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Sukhothai Province
Sukhothai Province

Sukhothai is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phrae Province, Uttaradit Province, Phitsanulok Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Tak Province and Lampang Province....
, northern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, 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 Myanmar....
.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Si Nakhon
Amphoe Si Nakhon

Si Nakhon is a district of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand....
, Sawankhalok
Amphoe Sawankhalok

Sawankhalok is a district in the northern part of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand....
, Thung Saliam
Amphoe Thung Saliam

Thung Saliam is a district of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand....
 of Sukhothai Province, Thoen
Amphoe Thoen

Thoen is a district in the southern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand....
 of Lampang Province
Lampang Province

Lampang is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai Province, Phayao Province, Phrae Province, Sukhothai Province, Tak Province, Lamphun Province and Chiang Mai Province....
, Wang Chin
Amphoe Wang Chin

Wang Chin is a district in the southern part of Phrae Province, northern Thailand....
 of Phrae Province
Phrae Province

Phrae is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phayao Province, Nan Province, Uttaradit Province, Sukhothai Province and Lampang Province....
, Laplae
Amphoe Laplae

Laplae is a district in the western part of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand....
 and Tron
Amphoe Tron

Tron is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand....
 of Uttaradit Province
Uttaradit Province

Uttaradit is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok Province, Sukhothai Province, Phrae Province and Nan Province....
.

History

Si Satchanalai was the second-most important town of the Sukhothai kingdom
Sukhothai kingdom

The Sukhothai kingdom was an early kingdom in the area around the city Sukhothai , in north central Thailand. It existed from 1238 till 1438. The old capital, now 12 km outside of New Sukhothai in Tambon Mueang Kao, is in ruins and is a Sukhothai historic park....
. The ruins of its temples are now part of the Si Satchanalai historical park
Si Satchanalai historical park

The Si Satchanalai Historical Park is a Historical parks of Thailand in Amphoe Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.The protection of the area was first announced in Volume 92, Part 112 of the Royal Gazette on August 2, 1961....
, which is part of UNESCO world heritage site of Sukhothai.

The district was renamed from Hat Siao to Si Satchanala in 1939.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 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 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 148 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Hat Siao covers parts of tambon hat Siao, and Si Satchanalai cover the whole tambon Si Satchanalai, Tha Chai and parts of Nong O. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
1.Hat Siao?????????67,299 
2.Pa Ngio???????127,267 
3.Mae Sam?????227,698 
4.Mae Sin??????2512,774 
5.Ban Tuek???????1410,460 
6.Nong O???????116,859 
7.Tha Chai??????1010,892 
8.Si Satchanalai???????????125,800 
9.Dong Khu?????95,926 
10.Ban Kaeng????????139,939 
11.San Chit???????1410,284 


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