Satuek district explained

Official Name:	Satuek
Native Name:	สตึก
Native Name Lang:	th
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Thailand
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Buriram
Subdivision Type2:	Seat
Subdivision Type3:	Tambon
Subdivision Type4:	Muban
Established Title:	District established
Population Total:	109221
Population As Of:	2005
Blank Name Sec1:	Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:	31150
Blank Name Sec2:	Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:	3111
Timezone:	ICT
Utc Offset:	+7
Coordinates:	15.2975°N 103.2919°W

Satuek (Thai: สตึก, in Thai pronounced as /sā.tɯ̀k/) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Buriram province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise) Krasang, Huai Rat, Ban Dan, Khu Mueang, Khaen Dong of Buriram Province, Chumphon Buri, Tha Tum, Chom Phra, and Mueang Surin district of Surin province.

History

Originally a tambon of Mueang Buriram district, the minor district (king amphoe) Satuek was created in 1938. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 November 1947.

Administration

The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 190 villages (mubans). Satuek is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Satuek and Nikhom. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Satuek	สตึก	25	11,481
2.	Nikhom	นิคม	24	16,322
3.	Thung Wang	ทุ่งวัง	15	8,480
4.	Mueang Kae	เมืองแก	19	11,517
5.	Nong Yai	หนองใหญ่	16	9,153
6.	Ron Thong	ร่อนทอง	18	11,839
9.	Don Mon	ดอนมนต์	10	5,609
10.	Chum Saeng	ชุมแสง	18	10,175
11.	Tha Muang	ท่าม่วง	12	6,375
12.	Sakae	สะแก	13	7,170
14.	Sanam Chai	สนามชัย	12	6,469
15.	Krasang	กระสัง	8	4,631

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Khaen Dong District.

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