Amphoe Sawang Daen Din

Infobox_Amphoe
name=Sawang Daen Din
thai=สว่างแดนดิน
province=Sakon Nakhon
coordinates=coord|17|28|30|N|103|27|30|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Sawang Daen Din
area=970.0
population=146,897
population_as_of=2005
density=151.4
postal_code=47110
geocode=4712

Sawang Daen Din ( _th. สว่างแดนดิน) is a district ("Amphoe") in the western part of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Charoen Sin, Wanon Niwat, Phang Khon, Waritchaphum, Song Dao of Sakon Nakhon Province, Chai Wan, Nong Han, Thung Fon and Ban Dung of Udon Thani Province.

History

The district goes back to the "Mueang" Sawang Daen Din, which was converted into an "Amphoe" during the "thesaphiban" administrative reforms around 1900.

In 1939 it was renamed from Ban Han to Sawang Daen Din. [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 16 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 178 villages ("muban"). There are two townships ("thesaban tambon") - Sawang Daen Din covers parts of "tambon" Sawang Daen Din, and Don Chiang covers parts of "tambon" Waeng. There are further 16 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).Missing numbers are "tambon" which now form Charoen Sin district.

References

External links

* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=609&pv=55 amphoe.com]