Sila Lat District

Sila Lat ศิลาลาด
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Sisaket Province
Coordinates: 15°28′24″N 104°4′18″E / 15.47333°N 104.07167°E / 15.47333; 104.07167Coordinates: 15°28′24″N 104°4′18″E / 15.47333°N 104.07167°E / 15.47333; 104.07167
Country	Thailand
Province	Sisaket
Seat	Kung
Area
• Total	131.8 km2 (50.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	20,857
• Density	158.2/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	33160
Geocode	3322

Sila Lat (Thai: ศิลาลาด) is a district (Amphoe) in the northwestern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on July 1, 1997, when four tambon were split off from Rasi Salai district.^[1]

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.^[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.^[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Rasi Salai of Sisaket Province, Phon Sai, Nong Hi and Phanom Phrai of Roi Et Province, and Maha Chana Chai of Yasothon Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 44 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอราษีไศล จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอศิลาลาด (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 114 (Special 51 ง): 18. June 25, 1997. 
2. ↑ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online. 
3. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. 

External links

• amphoe.com