Amphoe Sawankhalok

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Sawankhalok
สวรรคโลก
Statistics
Province: Sukhothai
Area: 586.192 km²
Inhabitants: 88,901 (2005)
Pop. density: 151.7 inh./km²
Geocode: 6407
Postal code: 64110
Map
Map of Sukhothai, Thailand highlighting Sawankhalok

Sawankhalok (Thai: สวรรคโลก) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Si Samrong, Thung Saliam, Si Satchanalai, Si Nakhon of Sukhothai Province, Phichai of Uttaradit Province and Phrom Phiram of Phitsanulok Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 14 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 143 villages (muban). Suwankhalok is a town (thesaban mueang) and covers the whole tambon Mueang Suwankhalok. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Mueang Sawankhalok เมืองสวรรคโลก 9 18,480
2. Nai Mueang ในเมือง 14 7,918
3. Khlong Krachong คลองกระจง 9 5,174
4. Wang Phinphat วังพิณพาทย์ 4 828
5. Wang Mai Khon วังไม้ขอน 11 1,717
6. Yanyao ย่านยาว 12 8,887
7. Na Thung นาทุ่ง 12 5,347
8. Khlong Yang คลองยาง 12 7,386
9. Mueang Bang Yom เมืองบางยม 5 2,976
10. Tha Thong ท่าทอง 8 3,746
11. Paknam ปากน้ำ 12 7,040
12. Pa Kum Ko ป่ากุมเกาะ 14 8,261
13. Mueang Bang Khlang เมืองบางขลัง 13 5,137
14. Nong Klap หนองกลับ 8 6,004


Amphoe of Sukhothai Seal of Sukhothai
Amphoe:

Mueang Sukhothai - Ban Dan Lan Hoi - Khiri Mat - Kong Krailat - Si Satchanalai - Si Samrong - Sawankhalok - Si Nakhon - Thung Saliam

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