- Mueang Sakon Nakhon District
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Mueang Sakon Nakhon
เมืองสกลนคร— Amphoe — Amphoe location in Sakon Nakhon Province
Coordinates: 17°9′20″N 104°8′2″E / 17.15556°N 104.13389°ECoordinates: 17°9′20″N 104°8′2″E / 17.15556°N 104.13389°E Country 
ThailandProvince Sakon Nakhon Seat Tambon Muban Amphoe established Area - Total 1,023.4 km2 (395.1 sq mi) Population (2005) - Total 188,898 - Density 184.6/km2 (478.1/sq mi) Time zone THA (UTC+7) Postal code 47000 Geocode 4701 Mueang Sakon Nakhon (Thai: เมืองสกลนคร) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Kusuman, Phon Na Kaeo, Khok Si Suphan, Tao Ngoi, Phu Phan, Kut Bak and Phanna Nikhom of Sakon Nakhon Province.
To the northeast of the district is the Nong Han Lake, the largest natural lake of northeast Thailand.
Within the township Tha Rae is the center of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 169 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Sakon Nakhon covers the whole tambon That Choeng Chum. There are further two townships (thesaban tambon) - Dong Mafai covers parts of tambon Khamin, and Tha Rae covers parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh. 1. That Choeng Chum ธาตุเชิงชุม - 53,949 2. Khamin ขมิ้น 13 17,490 3. Ngio Don งิ้วด่อน 16 7,705 4. Non Hom โนนหอม 10 6,705 6. Chiang Khruea เชียงเครือ 17 16,703 7. Tha Rae ท่าแร่ 8 10,986 9. Muang Lai ม่วงลาย 8 4,884 11. Dong Chon ดงชน 10 4,762 12. Huai Yang ห้วยยาง 16 13,354 13. Phang Khwang พังขว้าง 14 14,278 15. Dong Mafai ดงมะไฟ 11 9,304 16. That Na Weng ธาตุนาเวง 5 2,387 17. Lao Po Daeng เหล่าปอแดง 12 7,517 18. Nong Lat หนองลาด 10 6,273 20. Hang Hong ฮางโฮง 11 8,537 21. Khok Kong โคกก่อง 8 4,064 Missing numbers belong to 4 tambon which now form Phon Na Kaeo district, and tambon Kok Pla Sio which is now in Phu Phan district.
Mueang Sakon Nakhon · Kusuman · Kut Bak · Phanna Nikhom · Phang Khon · Waritchaphum · Nikhom Nam Un · Wanon Niwat · Kham Ta Kla · Ban Muang · Akat Amnuai · Sawang Daen Din · Song Dao · Tao Ngoi · Khok Si Suphan · Charoen Sin · Phon Na Kaeo · Phu Phan
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