Amphoe Si Satchanalai

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Si Satchanalai
ศรีสัชนาลัย
Statistics
Province:	Sukhothai
District office:	Hat Siao 17°31′2″N, 99°45′37″E
Area:	2,050.511 km²
Inhabitants:	95,198 (2005)
Pop. density:	46.4 inh./km²
Geocode:	6405
Postal code:	64130
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Si Satchanalai (Thai: ศรีสัชนาลัย) is the northernmost district (Amphoe) of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Si Nakhon, Sawankhalok, Thung Saliam of Sukhothai Province, Thoen of Lampang Province, Wang Chin of Phrae Province, Laplae and Tron of Uttaradit Province.

Wat Chang Lom in Si Satchanalai National Historical Park

[edit] History

Si Satchanalai was the second-most important town of the Sukhothai kingdom. The ruins of its temples are now part of the Si Satchanalai historical park, which is part of UNESCO world heritage site of Sukhothai.

The district was renamed from Hat Siao to Si Satchanala in 1939.^[1]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 148 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Hat Siao covers parts of tambon hat Siao, and Si Satchanalai cover the whole tambon Si Satchanalai, Tha Chai and parts of Nong O. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Yom River in Amphoe Si Satchanalai area

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Hat Siao	หาดเสี้ยว	6	7,299
2.	Pa Ngio	ป่างิ้ว	12	7,267
3.	Mae Sam	แม่สำ	22	7,698
4.	Mae Sin	แม่สิน	25	12,774
5.	Ban Tuek	บ้านตึก	14	10,460
6.	Nong O	หนองอ้อ	11	6,859
7.	Tha Chai	ท่าชัย	10	10,892
8.	Si Satchanalai	ศรีสัชนาลัย	12	5,800
9.	Dong Khu	ดงคู่	9	5,926
10.	Ban Kaeng	บ้านแก่ง	13	9,939
11.	San Chit	สารจิตร	14	10,284