Si Chiang Mai district explained

Official Name:Si Chiang Mai
Native Name:ศรีเชียงใหม่
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nong Khai
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:30687
Population As Of:2014
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:43130
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4307
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:17.9564°N 102.5894°W

Si Chiang Mai (Thai: ศรีเชียงใหม่, in Thai pronounced as /sǐː t͡ɕʰīa̯ŋ màj/) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Nong Khai province, northeastern Thailand. It may also be spelled Sri Chiang Mai.

History

Si Chiang Mai district was established by King Setthathirath of Lan Xang Kingdom. It was named after Chiang Mai, the hometown of his grandmother, the former queen of Chiang Mai (his mother was the princess from Lan Na). It was created as a district of Nong Khai Province on 4 August 1958, when it was split off from Tha Bo district.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise): Tha Bo, Pho Tak, and Sangkhom of Nong Khai Province. To the north across the Mekong river is the Lao province Vientiane Prefecture. A basalt plateau is flanked by the Mekong River to the north.

Administration

Central administration

Si Chiang Mai is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 43 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[2]
1.Phan PhraoThai: พานพร้าว1513,436
3.Ban MoThai: บ้านหม้อ84,368
4.Phra PhutthabatThai: พระพุทธบาท105,041
5.Nong Pla PakThai: หนองปลาปาก107,842
Missing number is a tambon which now forms Pho Tak District.

Local administration

There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

There are three sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 75. 55 ก. 328–330. พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอศรีเชียงใหม่ พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๑. https://web.archive.org/web/20150218130554/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2501/A/055/328.PDF. dead. February 18, 2015. 1958-07-22. Thai.
  2. Web site: Population statistics 2014. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2015-02-18.