Khok Si Suphan District

Khok Si Suphan
โคกศรีสุพรรณ
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Sakon Nakhon Province
Coordinates: 17°2′37″N 104°16′24″E / 17.04361°N 104.27333°E / 17.04361; 104.27333Coordinates: 17°2′37″N 104°16′24″E / 17.04361°N 104.27333°E / 17.04361; 104.27333
Country  Thailand
Province Sakon Nakhon
Seat Tong Khop
Area
  Total 212.0 km2 (81.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 33,717
  Density 159.0/km2 (412/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 47280
Geocode 4715

Khok Si Suphan (Thai: โคกศรีสุพรรณ) is a district (Amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on May 5, 1981, when the three tambon Tong Khop, Lao Phon Kho and Dan Muang Kham were split off from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on May 9, 1992.[2]

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise) Tao Ngoi, Mueang Sakon Nakhon and Phon Na Kaeo of Sakon Nakhon Province, Wang Yang and Na Kae of Nakhon Phanom Province.

Demographics

The people of Khok Si Suphan are predominantly of Phu Thai and Nyaw ethnicity.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 52 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and further 4 Tambon administrative organizations.

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1.Tong Khopตองโขบ1712,273
2.Lao Phon Khoเหล่าโพนค้อ115,769
3.Dan Muang Khamด่านม่วงคำ117,029
4.Maet Na Thomแมดนาท่ม138,646

References

  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอเมืองสกลนคร จังหวัดสกลนคร ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 98 (90 ง): 1731. June 9, 1991.
  2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอสอยดาว อำเภอโพนสวรรค์ อำเภอบางขัน อำเภอหว้านใหญ่ อำเภอเมืองปาน อำเภอภูหลวง อำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ และอำเภอสำโรง พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๕ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 109 (45 ก): 27–29. April 9, 1992.

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