Mueang Si Sa Ket District

Mueang Sisaket
เมืองศรีสะเกษ
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Sisaket Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Sisaket
Seat Mueang Nuea
Area
 • Total 576.366 km2 (222.5 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 135,512
 • Density 233.9/km2 (605.8/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 33000
Geocode 3301

Mueang Sisaket (Thai: เมืองศรีสะเกษ) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.

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Etymology

Thai honorific Si is derived from the Sanskrit title of veneration Sri; Sisaket is sometimes transliterated as Srisaket, Sri Saket, Si Saket or Si Sa Ket.

History

The district was renamed from Klang Sisaket (กลางศีร์ษะเกษ) to Mueang Sisaket in 1913.[1] 1917 the Mueang was removed from the name,[2] which was added again in 1938.[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Yang Chum Noi, Kanthararom, Nam Kliang, Phayu, Wang Hin, Uthumphon Phisai and Rasi Salai.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 18 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 166 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Sisaket covers the tambon Mueang Nuea and Mueang Tai and parts of tambon Nong Khrok, Phon Kha, Ya Plong and Pho. Nam Kham is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole same-named subdistrict. There are further 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[4]
01. Mueang Nuea เมืองเหนือ - 08,631
02. Mueang Tai เมืองใต้ - 10,346
03. Khu Sot คูซอด 10 04,889
04. Sam ซำ 14 06,810
05. Chan จาน 12 06,857
06. Tadop ตะดอบ 08 06,495
07. Nong Khrok หนองครก 09 15,015
11. Phon Kha โพนข่า 10 06,729
12. Phon Kho โพนค้อ 06 02,899
15. Phon Khwao โพนเขวา 11 07,648
16. Ya Plong หญ้าปล้อง 08 07,733
18. Thum ทุ่ม 13 06,928
19. Nong Hai หนองไฮ 07 03,778
21. Nong Kaeo หนองแก้ว 12 06,439
22. Nam Kham น้ำคำ 15 10,136
23. Pho โพธิ์ 10 13,526
24. Mak Khiap หมากเขียบ 11 04,871
27. Nong Phai หนองไผ่ 10 05,782

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Wang Hin and Phayu.

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