Suwannaphum District

Suwannaphum
สุวรรณภูมิ
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Roi Et Province
Coordinates: 15°36′33″N 103°48′1″E / 15.60917°N 103.80028°ECoordinates: 15°36′33″N 103°48′1″E / 15.60917°N 103.80028°E
Country  Thailand
Province Roi Et
Seat Sa Khu
Area
  Total 1,107.042 km2 (427.431 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 116,917
  Density 105.6/km2 (274/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 45130
Geocode 4511

Suwannaphum (Thai: สุวรรณภูมิ) is a district (amphoe) of Roi Et Province, in eastern Thailand. Named after the legendary country of Suwannaphum, which according to Thai tradition was located in the Chao Phraya plain, it was the seat of a small Lao mandala kingdom until the Laotian Rebellion of 1826-1829 ended vestiges of Lao independence west of the Mekong.

History

In 1718, the first Lao muang in the Chi valley — and indeed anywhere in the interior of the Khorat Plateau — was founded as Suwannaphum (in latter-day Roi Et Province) by an official in the service of King Nokasad of the Kingdom of Champasak, leading some 3,000 subjects.[1]

Geography

The district is in southern Roi Et province. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Kaset Wisai, Mueang Suang, At Samat, Phanom Phrai, Nong Hi, and Moei Wadi of Roi Et Province, and Rattanaburi and Tha Tum of Surin Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 15 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 195 villages (muban). Suwannaphum itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of the tambon Sa Khu. Each of the tambon is administered by a tambon administrative organization.

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[2]
1.Sa Khuสระคู2120,956
2.Dok Maiดอกไม้146,105
3.Na Yaiนาใหญ่158,073
4.Hin Kongหินกอง169,319
5.Mueang Thungเมืองทุ่ง85,118
6.Hua Thonหัวโทน125,396
7.Bo Phan Khanบ่อพันขัน94,540
8.Thung Luangทุ่งหลวง147,965
9.Hua Changหัวช้าง126,299
10.Nam Khamน้ำคำ159,610
11.Huai Hin Latห้วยหินลาด125,473
12.Chang Phueakช้างเผือก116,942
13.Thung Kulaทุ่งกุลา137,080
14.Thung Si Mueangทุ่งศรีเมือง117,310
15.Champa Khanจำปาขัน126,731

References

  1. Brow, James (1976), "Population, land and structural change in Sri Lanka and Thailand", Contributions to Asian studies (Kogan Page, Limited) (9): 47, ISBN 90-04-04529-5
  2. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration.

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