Khok Si Suphan district explained

Official Name:Khok Si Suphan
Native Name:โคกศรีสุพรรณ
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sakon Nakhon
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Tong Khop
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:33717
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:47280
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4715
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:17.0436°N 104.2733°W

Khok Si Suphan (Thai: โคกศรีสุพรรณ, in Thai pronounced as /kʰôːk sǐː sù.pʰān/) is a district (amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon province, northeast Thailand.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 5 May 1981, when the three tambons 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 9 May 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 divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 52 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and a further four tambon administrative organizations.

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Tong Khopตองโขบ1712,273
2.Lao Phon Khoเหล่าโพนค้อ115,769
3.Dan Muang Khamด่านม่วงคำ117,029
4.Maet Na Thomแมดนาท่ม138,646

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 98. 90 ง. 1731. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอเมืองสกลนคร จังหวัดสกลนคร ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2524/D/090/1731.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120427181233/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2524/D/090/1731.PDF. dead. April 27, 2012. June 9, 1991. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 109. 45 ก. 27–29. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอสอยดาว อำเภอโพนสวรรค์ อำเภอบางขัน อำเภอหว้านใหญ่ อำเภอเมืองปาน อำเภอภูหลวง อำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ และอำเภอสำโรง พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๕. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2535/A/045/27.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120214095908/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2535/A/045/27.PDF. dead. February 14, 2012. April 9, 1992. Thai.