Kut Bak District

Kut Bak
กุดบาก
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Sakon Nakhon Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Sakon Nakhon
Seat Kut Bak
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
 • Total 455.0 km2 (175.7 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 31,833
 • Density 70.0/km2 (181.3/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 47180
Geocode 4703

Kut Bak (Thai: กุดบาก) is a district (Amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand.

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nikhom Nam Un, Phanna Nikhom, Mueang Sakon Nakhon and Phu Phan of Sakon Nakhon Province, Kham Muang of Kalasin Province and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani Province.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on February 1 1964, when the three tambon Kut Bak, Khok Phu and Na Mong were split off from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on November 14 1967.[2]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 38 villages (muban). Kut Bak is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Kut Bak. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Kut Bak กุดบาก 10 10,687
3. Na Mong นาม่อง 17 11,918
5. Kut Hai กุดไห 11 9,228

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Phu Phan district.

References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่การปกครองอำเภอเมืองสกลนครตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 81 (14 ง): 250. February 4 1964. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2507/D/014/250.PDF. 
  2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตอำเภอกุดบาก และอำเภอกุสุมาลย์ พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๐" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 84 (111 ก): 917–919. November 14 1967. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2510/A/111/917.PDF. 

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