Amphoe Sikhio

Infobox Amphoe
thai=สีคิ้ว
name=Sikhio
province=Nakhon Ratchasima
coordinates=coord|14|53|30|N|101|43|24|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Sikhio
area=1247.068
population=121,356
population_as_of=2005
density=97.3
postal_code=30140, 30340
geocode=3020

Sikhio ( _th. สีคิ้ว) is a district ("Amphoe") in the western part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.

History

Originally known as "Mueang" Nakhon Chantuek, Sikhio is an ancient frontier city between the Thai dominated Chao Phraya valley and the Lao dominated Khorat Plateau. There is not record of the time of its establishment however. The office was located at Ban Chantuek, nowadays the area of the Chantuek railway station. Nakhon Chantuek was a controlled directly by the central government of Siam.

On April 1 1898 it became an "Amphoe" of Nakhon Ratchasima. The district office was moved to Ban Nong Bua in 1901, and moved again to Ban Sikhio in 1906, both times because the original location was Malaria infected.

In 1939 the district was renamed from Chanthuekto Sikhio. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=56|issue=0 ก|pages=354–364|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF|date=April 17 1939|language=Thai]

Geography

The district is located within the Dong Phaya Yen mountain range.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dan Khun Thot, Sung Noen and Pak Chong of Nakhon Ratchasima, Muak Lek of Saraburi Province and Lam Sonthi of Lopburi Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 170 villages ("muban"). The town ("thesaban mueang") Sikhio covers parts of "tambon" Sikhio and Mittraphap. There are further four subdistrict municipalities ("thesaban tambon") Lad Bua Khao covering parts of "tambon" Lad Bua Khao, and Khlong Phai covering parts of "tambon" Khlong Phai, Mueang Sikhio those parts of "tambon" Sikhio not covered by the town Sikhio, and Nong Nam Sai the full same-named subdistrict. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Misc

South of the town Sikhio is the Khlong Phai prison, built in 1999 to disburden the overcrowded prisons in Bangkok.

References

External links

* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=234&pv=20 amphoe.com]