Mueang Sisaket District

Mueang Sisaket
เมืองศรีสะเกษ
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Sisaket Province
Coordinates: 15°7′14″N 104°19′20″E / 15.12056°N 104.32222°E / 15.12056; 104.32222Coordinates: 15°7′14″N 104°19′20″E / 15.12056°N 104.32222°E / 15.12056; 104.32222
Country  Thailand
Province Sisaket
Seat Mueang Nuea
Area
  Total 576.366 km2 (222.536 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Total 135,512
  Density 233.9/km2 (606/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 33000
Geocode 3301

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

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 Si Sa Ket (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]
1.Mueang Nueaเมืองเหนือ-8,631
2.Mueang Taiเมืองใต้-10,346
3.Khu Sotคูซอด104,889
4.Samซำ146,810
5.Chanจาน126,857
6.Tadopตะดอบ86,495
7.Nong Khrokหนองครก915,015
11.Phon Khaโพนข่า106,729
12.Phon Khoโพนค้อ62,899
15.Phon Khwaoโพนเขวา117,648
16.Ya Plongหญ้าปล้อง87,733
18.Thumทุ่ม136,928
19.Nong Haiหนองไฮ73,778
21.Nong Kaeoหนองแก้ว126,439
22.Nam Khamน้ำคำ1510,136
23.Phoโพธิ์1013,526
24.Mak Khiapหมากเขียบ114,871
27.Nong Phaiหนองไผ่105,782

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

References

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