Amphoe Sikhoraphum
Encyclopedia
Sikhoraphum is a district (Amphoe
) in the central part of Surin Province
, northeastern Thailand
.
and Samrong Thap
of Surin Province, Prang Ku
of Sisaket Province
, Si Narong, Lamduan
, Mueang Surin
, Khwao Sinarin and Chom Phra
of Surin again.
), which are further subdivided into 226 villages (muban
). Ra Ngaeng is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Ra Ngaeng. There are further 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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 Surin Province
Surin Province
Surin is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et and Sisaket...
, 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 north clockwise) SanomAmphoe Sanom
Sanom is a district in the northern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The original name of the main town was Ban Nong Sanom , which was a village under Mueang Surin...
and Samrong Thap
Amphoe Samrong Thap
Samrong Thap is a district in the eastern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Samrong Thap was established on September 1 1958...
of Surin Province, Prang Ku
Amphoe Prang Ku
Prang Ku is a district in the western part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. The district with the most arid province Si Sa Ket And drought-ranked Thailand.-Geography:...
of Sisaket Province
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:...
, Si Narong, Lamduan
Amphoe Lamduan
Lamduan is a district in the central part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district goes back to the Mueang Suraphi Nathon Nikhom , which was established in 1871...
, Mueang Surin
Amphoe Mueang Surin
Mueang Surin is the capital district of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chom Phra, Khwao Sinarin, Sikhoraphum, Lamduan and Prasat of Surin Province, Krasang and Satuek of Buriram Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 21 subdistricts ,...
, Khwao Sinarin and Chom Phra
Amphoe Chom Phra
Chom Phra is a district in the northern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Tha Tum, Sanom, Sikhoraphum, Khwao Sinarin and Mueang Surin of Surin Province, and Satuek of Buriram Province.-History:The minor district Chom Phra was established in 1959,...
of Surin again.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 15 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 226 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...
). Ra Ngaeng is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Ra Ngaeng. There are further 15 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. | Ra-ngaeng | ระแงง | 14 | 11,352 | |
| 2. | Truem | ตรึม | 18 | 10,308 | |
| 3. | Charaphat | จารพัต | 19 | 10,558 | |
| 4. | Yang | ยาง | 18 | 9,953 | |
| 5. | Taen | แตล | 22 | 12,974 | |
| 6. | Nong Bua | หนองบัว | 18 | 8,881 | |
| 7. | Khalamae | คาละแมะ | 15 | 6,524 | |
| 8. | Nong Lek | หนองเหล็ก | 18 | 12,620 | |
| 9. | Nong Khwao | หนองขวาว | 17 | 9,390 | |
| 10. | Chang Pi | ช่างปี่ | 14 | 10,433 | |
| 11. | Kut Wai | กุดหวาย | 14 | 8,106 | |
| 12. | Khwao Yai | ขวาวใหญ่ | 9 | 5,532 | |
| 13. | Na Rung | นารุ่ง | 9 | 5,603 | |
| 14. | Trom Phrai | ตรมไพร | 10 | 8,119 | |
| 15. | Phak Mai | ผักไหม | 11 | 7,667 |