Mueang Sakon Nakhon District
Mueang Sakon Nakhon (Thai: เมืองสกลนคร, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ sā.kōn ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand.
Mueang Sakon Nakhon
เมืองสกลนคร | |
|---|---|
 District location in Sakon Nakhon Province | |
| Coordinates: 17°9′20″N 104°8′2″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Sakon Nakhon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,023.4 km2 (395.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 188,898 |
| • Density | 184.6/km2 (478/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 47000 |
| Geocode | 4701 |
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Kusuman, Phon Na Kaeo, Khok Si Suphan, Tao Ngoi, Phu Phan, Kut Bak, and Phanna Nikhom of Sakon Nakhon Province.
To the northeast of the district is the Nong Han Lake, the largest natural lake of northeast Thailand.
Within the township of Tha Rae is the center of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng.
Administration
The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 169 villages (mubans). The city (thesaban nakhon) Sakon Nakhon covers tambon of That Choeng Chum and parts of tambons Ngio Don, Huai Yang, Dong Mafai, That Na Weng, and Hang Hong. There are a further two townships (thesaban tambons). Dong Mafai covers parts of tambon Khamin, and Tha Rae covers parts of the same-named tambon. There are a further 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | That Choeng Chum | ธาตุเชิงชุม | - | 53,949 | |
| 2. | Khamin | ขมิ้น | 13 | 17,490 | |
| 3. | Ngio Don | งิ้วด่อน | 16 | 7,705 | |
| 4. | Non Hom | โนนหอม | 10 | 6,705 | |
| 6. | Chiang Khruea | เชียงเครือ | 17 | 16,703 | |
| 7. | Tha Rae | ท่าแร่ | 8 | 10,986 | |
| 9. | Muang Lai | ม่วงลาย | 8 | 4,884 | |
| 11. | Dong Chon | ดงชน | 10 | 4,762 | |
| 12. | Huai Yang | ห้วยยาง | 16 | 13,354 | |
| 13. | Phang Khwang | พังขว้าง | 14 | 14,278 | |
| 15. | Dong Mafai | ดงมะไฟ | 11 | 9,304 | |
| 16. | That Na Weng | ธาตุนาเวง | 5 | 2,387 | |
| 17. | Lao Po Daeng | เหล่าปอแดง | 12 | 7,517 | |
| 18. | Nong Lat | หนองลาด | 10 | 6,273 | |
| 20. | Hang Hong | ฮางโฮง | 11 | 8,537 | |
| 21. | Khok Kong | โคกก่อง | 8 | 4,064 |
Missing numbers belong to four tambons which now form Phon Na Kaeo District, and tambon Kok Pla Sio which is now in Phu Phan District.