Amphoe Si Narong

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Si Narong
ศรีณรงค์
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Province: Surin
District office: Narong
14°46′1″N, 103°52′29″E
Area: 410.0 km²
Inhabitants: 46,029 (2005)
Pop. density: 112.3 inh./km²
Geocode: 3215
Postal code: 32150
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Map of Surin, Thailand highlighting Si Narong

Si Narong (Thai: ศรีณรงค์) is a district (Amphoe) of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.

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[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on April 1 1995 with five tambon split from Sangkha district.[1]

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.[3]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Sangkha, Lamduan and Sikhoraphum of Surin Province, Prang Ku and Khukhan of Sisaket Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 62 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Narong ณรงค์ 13 9,523
2. Chaenwaen แจนแวน 11 8,952
3. Truat ตรวจ 15 12,457
4. Nong Waeng หนองแวง 11 5,795
5. Si Suk ศรีสุข 12 9,302

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอสังขะ จังหวัดสุรินทร์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอศรีณรงค์" (in Thai) (March 22 1995). Royal Gazette 112 (Special 9 ง): 63. 
  2. ^ "แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550", Manager Online. (Thai) 
  3. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐" (in Thai) (August 24 2007). Royal Gazette 124 (46 ก): 14–21. 

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