Khok Si Suphan
โคกศรีสุพรรณ
District
District location in Sakon Nakhon province
District location in Sakon Nakhon province
Coordinates: 17°2′37″N 104°16′24″E / 17.04361°N 104.27333°E / 17.04361; 104.27333
Country Thailand
ProvinceSakon Nakhon
SeatTong Khop
Area
 • Total212.0 km2 (81.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total33,717
 • Density159.0/km2 (412/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code47280
Geocode4715

Khok Si Suphan (Thai: โคกศรีสุพรรณ, pronounced [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. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Tong Khopตองโขบ1712,273
2.Lao Phon Khoเหล่าโพนค้อ115,769
3.Dan Muang Khamด่านม่วงคำ117,029
4.Maet Na Thomแมดนาท่ม138,646

References

  1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอเมืองสกลนคร จังหวัดสกลนคร ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 98 (90 ง): 1731. June 9, 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอสอยดาว อำเภอโพนสวรรค์ อำเภอบางขัน อำเภอหว้านใหญ่ อำเภอเมืองปาน อำเภอภูหลวง อำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ และอำเภอสำโรง พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๕ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 109 (45 ก): 27–29. April 9, 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2012.


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