Phanna Nikhom is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Sakon Nakhon Province

Sakon Nakhon Province

Sakon Nakhon is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Kalasin and Udon Thani...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Sakon Nakhon

Amphoe Mueang Sakon Nakhon

Mueang Sakon Nakhon is the capital district of Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Kusuman, Phon Na Kaeo, Khok Si Suphan, Tao Ngoi, Phu Phan, Kut Bak and Phanna Nikhom of Sakon Nakhon Province.To the northeast of the district...

, Kut Bak

Amphoe Kut Bak

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nikhom Nam Un, Phanna Nikhom, Mueang Sakon Nakhon and Phu Phan of Sakon Nakhon Province, Kham Muang of Kalasin Province and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani Province.-History:...

, Nikhom Nam Un

Amphoe Nikhom Nam Un

Nikhom Nam Un is a district in the western part of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Waritchaphum, Phanna Nikhom and Kut Bak of Sakon Nakhon Province, and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani Province.-History:In 1969 the Nam Un dam was built in Phang Khon...

, Waritchaphum, Phang Khon

Amphoe Phang Khon

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wanon Niwat, Phanna Nikhom, Waritchaphum and Sawang Daen Din.The Nam Un dam is located in the district.-History:...

, Wanon Niwat

Amphoe Wanon Niwat

Wanon Niwat is a district in the northern part of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.-Etymology:The name of the district means House of Monkeys, which refers to the old name of the area, Kuk Ling . Ling is the Thai word for monkey, however in this case it is the name of a tree...

 and Akat Amnuai

Amphoe Akat Amnuai

Akat Amnuai is a district of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.-History:The minor district Akat Amnuai was created on May 15 1963, when the four tambon Akat, Wa Yai, Phon Phaeng and Phon Ngam were split off from Wanon Niwat district...

 of Sakon Nakhon Province, and Na Wa

Amphoe Na Wa

Na Wa is a district in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si Songkhram, Phon Sawan, and in Sakon Nakhon Province the districts Kusuman, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Phanna Nikhom and Akat Amnuai.The main rivers are the Un and Yam.-Economy:The...

 of Nakhon Phanom Province

Nakhon Phanom Province

Nakhon Phanom is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon and Bueng Kan. To the north-east it borders Khammouan of Laos.-Geography:...

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History

The area was originally known as Ban Phang Phrao (บ้านพังพร้าว). It was renamed to Phanna Nikhom and made a district in 1902.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 123 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Phanna Nikhom is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Phanna. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Phanna	พรรณา	11	8,636
2.	Wang Yang	วังยาง	10	8,044
3.	Phok Noi	พอกน้อย	11	8,737
4.	Na Hua Bo	นาหัวบ่อ	15	10,232
5.	Rai	ไร่	15	9,268
6.	Chang Ming	ช้างมิ่ง	18	9,112
7.	Na Nai	นาใน	11	7,385
8.	Sawang	สว่าง	12	6,962
9.	Ba Hi	บะฮี	10	6,152
10.	Choeng Chum	เชิงชุม	10	4,979