| Official Name: | Mueang Sakon Nakhon |
| Native Name: | เมืองสกลนคร |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sakon Nakhon |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
| Established Title: | District established |
| Population Total: | 188898 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 47000 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 4701 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 17.1556°N 104.1339°W |
Mueang Sakon Nakhon (Thai: เมืองสกลนคร, in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄aŋ sā.kōn ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn/; เมืองสกลนคร, in Lao pronounced as /mɯ᷇aŋ sā.kōn nà(ʔ).kʰɔ᷇ːn/) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom province, and Kusuman, Phon Na Kaeo, Khok Si Suphan, Tao Ngoi, Phu Phan, Kut Bak, and Phanna Nikhom of Sakon Nakhon Province.
To the northeast of the district is the Nong Han Lake, the largest natural lake of northeast Thailand.
Within the township of Tha Rae is the center of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng.
The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 169 villages (mubans). The city (thesaban nakhon) Sakon Nakhon covers tambon of That Choeng Chum and parts of tambons Ngio Don, Huai Yang, Dong Mafai, That Na Weng, and Hang Hong. There are a further two townships (thesaban tambons). Dong Mafai covers parts of tambon Khamin, and Tha Rae covers parts of the same-named tambon. There are a further 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | That Choeng Chum | ธาตุเชิงชุม | - | 53,949 | ||
| 2. | Khamin | ขมิ้น | 13 | 17,490 | ||
| 3. | Ngio Don | งิ้วด่อน | 16 | 7,705 | ||
| 4. | Non Hom | โนนหอม | 10 | 6,705 | ||
| 6. | Chiang Khruea | เชียงเครือ | 17 | 16,703 | ||
| 7. | Tha Rae | ท่าแร่ | 8 | 10,986 | ||
| 9. | Muang Lai | ม่วงลาย | 8 | 4,884 | ||
| 11. | Dong Chon | ดงชน | 10 | 4,762 | ||
| 12. | Huai Yang | ห้วยยาง | 16 | 13,354 | ||
| 13. | Phang Khwang | พังขว้าง | 14 | 14,278 | ||
| 15. | Dong Mafai | ดงมะไฟ | 11 | 9,304 | ||
| 16. | That Na Weng | ธาตุนาเวง | 5 | 2,387 | ||
| 17. | Lao Po Daeng | เหล่าปอแดง | 12 | 7,517 | ||
| 18. | Nong Lat | หนองลาด | 10 | 6,273 | ||
| 20. | Hang Hong | ฮางโฮง | 11 | 8,537 | ||
| 21. | Khok Kong | โคกก่อง | 8 | 4,064 |
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