Kusuman District

Kusuman กุสุมาลย์
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Sakon Nakhon Province
Coordinates: 17°19′54″N 104°20′0″E / 17.33167°N 104.33333°E / 17.33167; 104.33333Coordinates: 17°19′54″N 104°20′0″E / 17.33167°N 104.33333°E / 17.33167; 104.33333
Country	Thailand
Province	Sakon Nakhon
Seat	Kusuman
Area
• Total	454.0 km2 (175.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	45,014
• Density	99.1/km2 (257/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	47210
Geocode	4702

Kusuman (Thai: กุสุมาลย์) is a district (Amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Phon Na Kaeo and Mueang Sakon Nakhon of Sakon Nakhon Province, Na Wa, Phon Sawan, Mueang Nakhon Phanom and Pla Pak of Nakhon Phanom Province.

History

The district goes back to the Mueang Kusuman, which was established in 1844. In 1862 a second Mueang named Phot Phaisan was established nearby. In 1914 Kusuman was reduced to be a tambon of Sakon Nakhon district. In 1962 Kusuman was again created as a minor district (King Amphoe), as the large size of Mueang district made it difficult to administer.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on November 14, 1967.^[2]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 63 villages (muban). Kusuman is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Kusuman. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่การปกครองอำเภอเมืองสกลนครตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 81 (14 ง): 250. February 4, 1964. 
2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตอำเภอกุดบาก และอำเภอกุสุมาลย์ พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 84 (111 ก): 917–919. November 14, 1967. 

External links

• amphoe.com