Amphoe Si Songkhram

Infobox_Amphoe
name=Si Songkhram
thai=ศรีสงคราม
province=Nakhon Phanom
coordinates=coord|17|37|38|N|104|15|2|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Si Songkhram
area=671.317
population=65,952
population_as_of=2005
density=98.2
postal_code=48150
geocode=4808

Si Songkhram ( _th. ศรีสงคราม) is a district ("Amphoe") in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Na Thom, Ban Phaeng, Tha Uthen, Phon Sawan and Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Akat Amnuai of Sakon Nakhon Province.

The district is named after its main river, the Songkhram River.

History

The area was at first part of Tha Uthen district. On April 1 1926 it was split off as the minor district ("King Amphoe") Akat Amnui (อากาศอำนวย) - the present day Akat Amnui district in neighboring Sakon Nakhon was also originally controlled from Tha Uthen. The minor district consisted of the seven "tambon" Na Wa, Ban Kha, Ban Siao, Sam Phong, Ban Waeng, Na Thom and Ban Phaeng. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=41|issue=0 ก|pages=268|title=ประกาศ เรื่อง ตั้งกิ่งอำเภอในมณฑลอุดร|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2468/A/268.PDF|date=January 24 1926|language=Thai] The minor district was renamed to Si Songkhram 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] and was upgraded to a full district on March 10 1953. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=70|issue=17 ก|pages=368–371|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอจักราช อำเภอสัตตหีบ อำเภอศรีสงคราม อำเภอชะอวด อำเภอหนองแซง อำเภอภาชี อำเภอเขาไชยสน อำเภอชุมพลบุรี อำเภอวาริชภูมิ อำเภอสบปราบ และอำเภอสุไหงโกลก พ.ศ. ๒๔๙๖|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2496/A/017/368.PDF|date=March 10 1953|language=Thai]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 106 villages ("muban"). Si Songkhram itself has township ("thesaban tambon") status and covers part of the "tambon" Si Songkhram. There are further 9 "tambon" Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

References

External links

* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=211&pv=19 amphoe.com]