Amphoe Sawang Daen Din

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Sawang Daen Din
สว่างแดนดิน
Statistics
Province: Sakon Nakhon
District office: 17°28′30″N, 103°27′30″E
Area: 970.0 km²
Inhabitants: 146,897 (2005)
Pop. density: 151.4 inh./km²
Geocode: 4712
Postal code: 47110
Map
Map of Sakon Nakhon, Thailand highlighting Sawang Daen Din

Sawang Daen Din (Thai: สว่างแดนดิน) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Charoen Sin, Wanon Niwat, Phang Khon, Waritchaphum, Song Dao of Sakon Nakhon Province, Chai Wan, Nong Han, Thung Fon and Ban Dung of Udon Thani Province.

[edit] History

The district goes back to the Mueang Sawang Daen Din, which was converted into an Amphoe during the thesaphiban administrative reforms around 1900.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 178 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Sawang Daen Din covers parts of tambon Sawang Daen Din, and Don Chiang covers parts of tambon Waeng. There are further 16 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Sawang Daen Din สว่างแดนดิน 25 28,817
3. Kham Sa-at คำสะอาด 12 10,739
4. Ban Tai บ้านต้าย 7 6,289
6. Bong Nuea บงเหนือ 11 10,534
7. Phon Sung โพนสูง 9 5,767
8. Khok Si โคกสี 13 11,149
10. Nong Luang หนองหลวง 11 7,940
11. Bong Tai บงใต้ 13 9,885
12. Kho Tai ค้อใต้ 10 6,853
13. Phan Na พันนา 12 7,044
14. Waeng แวง 10 10,608
15. Sai Mun ทรายมูล 8 6,833
16. Tan Kon ตาลโกน 11 6,091
17. Tan Noeng ตาลเนิ้ง 9 5,034
20. That Thong ธาตุทอง 8 5,614
21. Ban Thon บ้านถ่อน 9 7,700

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Charoen Sin district.


Amphoe of Sakon Nakhon Seal of Sakon Nakhon
Amphoe:

Mueang Sakon Nakhon - Kusuman - Kut Bak - Phanna Nikhom - Phang Khon - Waritchaphum - Nikhom Nam Un - Wanon Niwat - Kham Ta Kla - Ban Muang - Akat Amnuai - Sawang Daen Din - Song Dao - Tao Ngoi - Khok Si Suphan - Charoen Sin - Phon Na Kaeo - Phu Phan