Amphoe Si Songkhram
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| Province: | Nakhon Phanom |
| Area: | 671.317 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 65,952 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 98.2 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 4808 |
| Postal code: | 48150 |
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Si Songkhram (Thai: ศรีสงคราม) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Na Thom, Ban Phaeng, Tha Uthen, Phon Sawan and Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Akat Amnuai of Sakon Nakhon Province.
The district is named after its main river, the Songkhram River.
[edit] History
The are was at first part of Tha Uthen district. On April 1 1931 it was split off as the minor district (King Amphoe) Akat Amnui (อากาศอำนวย) - the present day Akat Amnui district in neighboring Sakon Nakhon was also originally controlled from Tha Uthen. The minor district was renamed to Si Songkhram in 1938, and was upgraded to a full district in 1953.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The district is subdivided into 9 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 106 villages (muban). Si Songkhram itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of the tambon Si Songkhram. There are further 9 tambon Tambon administrative organization (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Si Songkhram | ศรีสงคราม | 10 | 8,120 | |
| 2. | Na Duea | นาเดื่อ | 11 | 6,889 | |
| 3. | Ban Ueang | บ้านเอื้อง | 15 | 10,738 | |
| 4. | Sam Phong | สามผง | 16 | 8,377 | |
| 5. | Tha Bo Songkhram | ท่าบ่อสงคราม | 7 | 4,875 | |
| 6. | Ban Kha | บ้านข่า | 13 | 6,959 | |
| 7. | Na Kham | นาคำ | 16 | 9,444 | |
| 8. | Phon Sawang | โพนสว่าง | 10 | 5,612 | |
| 9. | Hat Phaeng | หาดแพง | 8 | 4,938 |
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| Amphoe of Nakhon Phanom |  |
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Nakhon Phanom - Pla Pak - Tha Uthen - Ban Phaeng - That Phanom - Renu Nakhon - Na Kae - Si Songkhram - Na Wa - Phon Sawan - Na Thom | ||
| King Amphoe: | Wang Yang | ||
