Sikhio District

Sikhio
สีคิ้ว
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Ratchasima
Seat Sikhio
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
 • Total 1,247.068 km2 (481.5 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 121,356
 • Density 97.3/km2 (252/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 30140, 30340
Geocode 3020

Sikhio (Thai: สีคิ้ว) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.

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History

Originally known as Mueang Nakhon Chantuek, Sikhio is an ancient frontier city between the Thai dominated Chao Phraya valley and the Lao dominated Khorat Plateau. There is not record of the time of its establishment however. The office was located at Ban Chantuek, nowadays the area of the Chantuek railway station. Nakhon Chantuek was a controlled directly by the central government of Siam.

On April 1 1898 it became a subordinate Mueang of Nakhon Ratchasima.[1] The district office was moved to Ban Nong Bua in 1901, and moved again to Ban Sikhio in 1906, both times because the original location was Malaria infected.

In 1939 the district was renamed from Chanthuek to Sikhio.[2]

Geography

The district is located within the Dong Phaya Yen mountain range.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dan Khun Thot, Sung Noen and Pak Chong of Nakhon Ratchasima, Muak Lek of Saraburi Province and Lam Sonthi of Lopburi Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 170 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Sikhio covers parts of tambon Sikhio and Mittraphap. There are further four subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) Lad Bua Khao covering parts of tambon Lad Bua Khao, and Khlong Phai covering parts of tambon Khlong Phai, Mueang Sikhio those parts of tambon Sikhio not covered by the town Sikhio, and Nong Nam Sai the full same-named subdistrict. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Sikhio สีคิ้ว 18 17,750
2. Ban Han บ้านหัน 11 4,479
3. Kritsana กฤษณา 12 6,681
4. Lat Bua Khao ลาดบัวขาว 17 19,907
5. Nong Ya Khao หนองหญ้าขาว 15 9,104
6. Kut Noi กุดน้อย 14 7,536
7. Nong Nam Sai หนองน้ำใส 18 12,429
8. Wang Rong Yai วังโรงใหญ่ 14 7,518
9. Mittraphap มิตรภาพ 13 13,380
10. Khlong Phai คลองไผ่ 10 9,353
11. Don Mueang ดอนเมือง 16 6,998
12. Nong Bua Noi หนองบัวน้อย 12 6,221

Misc

South of the town Sikhio is the Khlong Phai prison, built in 1999 to disburden the overcrowded prisons in Bangkok.

References

  1. ^ "พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ เปลี่ยนนามมณฑล" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 16 (11): 140. 1899-06-11. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2442/011/140.PDF. 
  2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17 1939. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. 

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