- Amphoe Kusuman
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Kusuman
thai=กุสุมาลย์
province=Sakon Nakhon
coordinates=coord|17|19|54|N|104|20|0|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Kusuman
area=454.0
population=45,014
population_as_of=2005
density=99.1
postal_code=47210
geocode=4702Kusuman ( _th. กุสุมาลย์) is a district ("
Amphoe ") ofSakon Nakhon Province ,Thailand .Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Phon Na Kaeo and Mueang Sakon Nakhon of Sakon Nakhon Province, Na Wa, Phon Sawan, Mueang Nakhon Phanom and Pla Pak of
Nakhon Phanom Province .History
The district goes back to the "
Mueang " Kusuman, which was established in 1844. In 1862 a second "Mueang" named Phot Phaisan was established nearby. In 1914 Kusuman was reduced to be a "tambon" of Sakon Nakhon district. In 1962 Kusuman was again created as a minor district ("King Amphoe "), as the large size of Mueang district made it difficult to administrate. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=81|issue=14 ง|pages=250|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่การปกครองอำเภอเมืองสกลนครตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2507/D/014/250.PDF|date=February 4 1964|language=Thai] It was upgraded to a full district on November 14, 1967. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=84|issue=111 ก|pages=917–919|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตอำเภอกุดบาก และอำเภอกุสุมาลย์ พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๐|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2510/A/111/917.PDF|date=November 14 1967|language=Thai]Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 63 villages ("muban "). Kusuman is a township ("thesaban tambon ") which covers parts of "tambon" Kusuman. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).References
External links
* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=599&pv=55 amphoe.com]
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