Amphoe Si Satchanalai

Infobox Amphoe
name=Si Satchanalai
thai=ศรีสัชนาลัย
province=Sukhothai
coordinates=coord|17|31|2|N|99|45|37|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Hat Siao
area=2,050.511
population=95,198
population_as_of=2005
density=46.4
postal_code=64130
geocode=6405

Si Satchanalai ( _th. ศรีสัชนาลัย) is the northernmost district ("Amphoe") of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Si Nakhon, Sawankhalok, Thung Saliam of Sukhothai Province, Thoen of Lampang Province, Wang Chin of Phrae Province, Laplae and Tron of Uttaradit Province.

History

Si Satchanalai was the second-most important town of the Sukhothai kingdom. The ruins of its temples are now part of the Si Satchanalai historical park, which is part of UNESCO world heritage site of Sukhothai.

The district was renamed from Hat Siao to Si Satchanala 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 11 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 148 villages ("muban"). There are two townships ("thesaban tambon") - Hat Siao covers parts of "tambon" hat Siao, and Si Satchanalai cover the whole "tambon" Si Satchanalai, Tha Chai and parts of Nong O. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=683&pv=64 amphoe.com]