Amphoe Thung Saliam

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Thung Saliam
ทุ่งเสลี่ยม
Statistics
Province:	Sukhothai
District office:	Thung Saliam 17°19′15″N, 99°33′39″E
Area:	569.932 km²
Inhabitants:	50,324 (2005)
Pop. density:	88.3 inh./km²
Geocode:	6409
Postal code:	64150
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Thung Saliam (Thai: ทุ่งเสลี่ยม) is a 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 north clockwise): Si Satchanalai, Sawankhalok, Si Samrong and Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai Province, and Thoen of Lampang Province.

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Thung Saliam was established in 1957, when the two tambon Thung Saliam and Klang Dong were split off from Sawankhalok district.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district in 1959.^[2]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 55 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Thung Saliam covers parts of tambon Thung Saliam. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Ban Mai Chai Mongkhon	บ้านใหม่ไชยมงคล	8	7,083
2.	Thai Chana Suek	ไทยชนะศึก	11	8,365
3.	Thung Saliam	ทุ่งเสลี่ยม	13	14,199
4.	Klang Dong	กลางดง	15	12,474
5.	Khao Kaeo Si Sombun	เขาแก้วศรีสมบูรณ์	8	8,203