- Amphoe Si Samrong
Infobox Amphoe
name=Si Samrong
thai=ศรีสำโรง
province=Sukhothai
coordinates=coord|17|9|53|N|99|51|43|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Khlong Tan
area=565.7
population=73,810
population_as_of=2005
density=130.5
postal_code=64120
geocode=6406Si Samrong ( _th. ศรีสำโรง) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the central part ofSukhothai Province , northernThailand .Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Sukhothai, Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Thung Saliam and Sawankhalok of Sukhothai Province and Phrom Phiram of
Phitsanulok Province .The important water resource is the
Yom River .History
The district was renamed from Khlong Tan to Si Samrong in 1939. [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]
Administration
The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 137 villages ("muban "). The township ("thesaban tambon ") Si Samrong covers the whole "tambon" Wang Luek and parts of the "tambon" Khlong Tan and Sam Ruean. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).References
External links
* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=684&pv=64 amphoe.com]
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