- Amphoe Si Wilai
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Si Wilai
thai=ศรีวิไล
province=Nong Khai
coordinates=coord|18|10|36|N|103|45|0|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Si Wilai
area=327.9
population=38,062
population_as_of=2005
density=151.5
postal_code=43210
geocode=4312Si Wilai ( _th. ศรีวิไล) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the eastern part ofNong Khai Province , northeasternThailand .Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bueng Kan, Seka and Phon Charoen.
History
The minor district ("
King Amphoe ") Si Wilai was established on January 1 1988, when the four "tambon" Si Wilai, Chumphu Phon, Na Saeng and Na Sabaeng were split off from Bueng Kan district. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=105|issue=5 ง|pages=106|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอบึงกาฬ จังหวัดหนองคาย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอศรีวิไล|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2531/D/005/106.PDF|date=January 7 1988|language=Thai] It was upgraded to a full district on July 4 1994. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=111|issue=21 ก|pages=32–35|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/A/021/32.PDF |date=June 3 1994|language=Thai]Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 50 villages ("muban "). The township ("thesaban tambon ") Si Wilai covers the whole "tambon" Si Wilai. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).References
External links
* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=745&pv=68 amphoe.com]
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