Sang Khom district should not be confused with Sangkhom District.
| Official Name: | Sang Khom |
| Native Name: | สร้างคอม |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Udon Thani |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sang Khom |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tambon |
| Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
| Established Title: | District established |
| Population Total: | 28441 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 41260 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 4120 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 17.8256°N 103.0886°W |
Sang Khom (Thai: สร้างคอม, in Thai pronounced as /sâːŋ kʰɔ̄m/) is a district (amphoe) in northern Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand.
The district's original name was "Ban Sang Khom" (Thai: บ้านส่างคอม), only slightly different from the modern variation. The word sang (Thai: ส้าง) or (Thai: สร้าง) is (Thai: ส่าง) in the Lao-Isan dialect and means 'pond' or 'minor body of water', while khom (Thai: คอม) is a species of tree native to the area. A story is told that when the village was first established, around the year 1898, there was some digging going on in a local pond and after some time, khom trees grew around the pond's shore. Therefore, the villagers called the place "Sang Khom."[1]
Neighboring districts are (clockwise from the southeast) Ban Dung and Phen of Udon Thani Province and Phon Phisai of Nong Khai province.
Sang Khom district is home to Nam Pan Lake, a sizable body of freshwater in the northern part of the district.
The minor district (king amphoe) was established on 15 May 1975, when three tambons, Sang Khom, Ban Yuat, andChiang Da, split from Phen district.[2] On 21 May 1990 it was upgraded to a full district.[3]
The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 52 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sang Khom | สร้างคอม | 13 | 7,512 | ||
| 2. | Chiang Da | เชียงดา | 8 | 3,397 | ||
| 3. | Ban Yuat | บ้านยวด | 6 | 4,090 | ||
| 4. | Ban Khok | บ้านโคก | 10 | 7,263 | ||
| 5. | Na Sa-at | นาสะอาด | 8 | 2,247 | ||
| 6. | Ban Hin Ngom | บ้านหินโงม | 7 | 3,932 |