Amphoe Wanon Niwat

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Wanon Niwat
วานรนิวาส

Statistics
Province:	Sakon Nakhon
District office:	17°37′54″N, 103°45′6″E
Area:	1,001.0 km²
Inhabitants:	119,534 (2005)
Pop. density:	119.4 inh./km²
Geocode:	4708
Postal code:	47120
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Wanon Niwat (Thai: วานรนิวาส) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.

The name of the district means House of Monkeys, which refers to the old name of the area, Kuk Ling (กุดลิง). Ling is the Thai word for monkey, however in this case it is the name of a tree. Thus the old name meant Water which stops flowing at Ling trees.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Muang, Kham Ta Kla, Akat Amnuai, Phanna Nikhom, Phang Khon, Sawang Daen Din and Charoen Sin.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 14 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 175 villages (muban). Wanon Niwat is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Wanon Niwat. There are further 14 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Wanon Niwat	วานรนิวาส	17	17,167
2.	Duea Si Khan Chai	เดื่อศรีคันไชย	15	11,753
3.	Khua Kai	ขัวก่าย	13	8,244
4.	Nong Sanom	หนองสนม	19	13,183
5.	Khu Sa Kham	คูสะคาม	9	5,610
6.	That	ธาตุ	21	13,709
7.	Nong Waeng	หนองแวง	6	4,689
8.	Si Wichai	ศรีวิชัย	14	8,729
9.	Na So	นาซอ	10	6,563
10.	In Plaeng	อินทร์แปลง	9	4,051
11.	Na Kham	นาคำ	10	4,427
12.	Khon Sawan	คอนสวรรค์	9	5,011
13.	Kut Ruea Kham	กุดเรือคำ	9	6,884
14.	Nong Waeng Tai	หนองแวงใต้	14	9,514

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