Si Rattana
ศรีรัตนะ
District
District location in Sisaket province
District location in Sisaket province
Coordinates: 14°47′36″N 104°28′11″E / 14.79333°N 104.46972°E / 14.79333; 104.46972
CountryThailand
ProvinceSisaket
SeatSi Kaeo
Area
 • Total236.684 km2 (91.384 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total51,933
 • Density219.4/km2 (568/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code33240
Geocode3314

Si Rattana (Thai: ศรีรัตนะ, pronounced [sǐ rát.tā.náʔ]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Phayu, Nam Kliang, Benchalak, Kantharalak, Khun Han and Phrai Bueng.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 5 March 1981, when the four tambons, Si Kaeo, Phing Phuai, Sa Yao, and Tum, were split off from Kantharalak district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 26 May 1989.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (mubans). Si Rattana is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of tambons Si Kaeo and Saphung. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.
1.Si Kaeoศรีแก้ว159,352
2.Phing Phuaiพิงพวย148,934
3.Sa Yaoสระเยาว์147,325
4.Tumตูม128,769
5.Sueang Khaoเสื่องข้าว116,274
6.Si Non Ngamศรีโนนงาม104,598
7.Saphungสะพุง146,681

References

  1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอกันทรลักษ์ จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอศรีรัตนะ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 98 (42 ง): 753. 17 March 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012.
  2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอแวงใหญ่ อำเภอหนองบุนนาก อำเภอโพนทราย อำเภอท่าหลวง และอำเภอศรีรัตนะ พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 106 (83 ก special): 249–251. 25 May 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012.


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