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
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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
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