Sakhrai district explained

Official Name:Sakhrai
Native Name:สระใคร
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nong Khai
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Sakhrai
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:25247
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:43150
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4314
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:17.675°N 102.7506°W

Sakhrai (Thai: สระใคร, in Thai pronounced as /sàʔ.kʰrāj/; สระใคร, in Lao pronounced as /sáʔ.kʰa᷇j/) is a district (amphoe) of Nong Khai province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was split off from Mueang Nong Khai district on 30 April 1994.[1]

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] Publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Tha Bo and Mueang Nong Khai of Nong Khai Province, and Phen and Ban Phue of Udon Thani province.

Administration

The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 39 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Sakhraiสระใคร1510,053
2.Khok Changคอกช้าง126,161
3.Ban Fangบ้านฝาง128,994

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 111. 42 ง. 23. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเมืองหนองคาย จังหวัดหนองคาย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอสระใคร. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/D/042/23.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120224230048/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/D/042/23.PDF. dead. February 24, 2012. May 26, 1994. Thai.
  2. News: http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625. Manager Online. th:แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550. Thai.
  3. Royal Gazette. 124. 46 ก. 14–21. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165121/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. dead. September 30, 2007. August 24, 2007. Thai.