Sawang Daen Din District

Sawang Daen Din
สว่างแดนดิน
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Sakon Nakhon Province
Coordinates: 17°28′30″N 103°27′30″E / 17.47500°N 103.45833°E / 17.47500; 103.45833Coordinates: 17°28′30″N 103°27′30″E / 17.47500°N 103.45833°E / 17.47500; 103.45833
Country  Thailand
Province Sakon Nakhon
Seat Sawang Daen Din
Area
  Total 970.0 km2 (374.5 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 146,897
  Density 151.4/km2 (392/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 47110
Geocode 4712

Sawang Daen Din (Thai: สว่างแดนดิน) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Charoen Sin, Wanon Niwat, Phang Khon, Waritchaphum, Song Dao of Sakon Nakhon Province, Chai Wan, Nong Han, Thung Fon and Ban Dung of Udon Thani Province.

History

The district goes back to the Mueang Sawang Daen Din, which was converted into an Amphoe during the thesaphiban administrative reforms around 1900.

In 1939 it was renamed from Ban Han to Sawang Daen Din.[1]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 179 villages (muban). There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Sawang Daen Din covers parts of tambon Sawang Daen Din, and Don Chiang covers parts of tambon Waeng. There are further 16 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1.Sawang Daen Dinสว่างแดนดิน2628,817
3.Kham Sa-atคำสะอาด1210,739
4.Ban Taiบ้านต้าย76,289
6.Bong Nueaบงเหนือ1110,534
7.Phon Sungโพนสูง95,767
8.Khok Siโคกสี1311,149
10.Nong Luangหนองหลวง117,940
11.Bong Taiบงใต้139,885
12.Kho Taiค้อใต้106,853
13.Phan Naพันนา127,044
14.Waengแวง1010,608
15.Sai Munทรายมูล86,833
16.Tan Konตาลโกน116,091
17.Tan Noengตาลเนิ้ง95,034
20.That Thongธาตุทอง85,614
21.Ban Thonบ้านถ่อน97,700

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Charoen Sin district.

References

  1. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939.

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