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.
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]
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.
Si Chiang Mai is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 43 administrative villages (mubans).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[2] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Phan Phrao | Thai: พานพร้าว | 15 | 13,436 | |
3. | Ban Mo | Thai: บ้านหม้อ | 8 | 4,368 | |
4. | Phra Phutthabat | Thai: พระพุทธบาท | 10 | 5,041 | |
5. | Nong Pla Pak | Thai: หนองปลาปาก | 10 | 7,842 |
There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
There are three sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: