Amphoe Sang Khom
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Sang Khom 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...

) in the northern part of Udon Thani Province
Udon Thani Province
Udon Thani is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Sakon Nakhon, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Nong Bua Lamphu and Loei.- Geography :...

, northeastern 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...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Ban Dung
Amphoe Ban Dung
Ban Dung is a district in the northeastern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thung Fon, Phibun Rak, Phen and Sang Khom of Udon Thani Province, Phon Phisai and Fao Rai of Nong Khai Province, and Ban Muang, Charoen Sin and Sawang Daen Din of...

, Phen
Amphoe Phen
Phen is a district in the northern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Sang Khom, Ban Dung, Phibun Rak, Mueang Udon Thani, Ban Phue of Udon Thani Province, Sakhrai, Mueang Nong Khai and Phon Phisai of Nong Khai Province.- History :The...

 and Phon Phisai
Amphoe Phon Phisai
Phon Phisai is a district of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was originally part of Mueang Phon Phaeng, now part of Rattanawapi district...

 of Nong Khai Province
Nong Khai Province
Nong Khai is the northernmost of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Bueng Kan, Sakon Nakhon, Udon Thani and Loei...

.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on May 15, 1975, when the three tambon Sang Khom, Ban Yuat and
Chiang Da were split off from Phen district
Amphoe Phen
Phen is a district in the northern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Sang Khom, Ban Dung, Phibun Rak, Mueang Udon Thani, Ban Phue of Udon Thani Province, Sakhrai, Mueang Nong Khai and Phon Phisai of Nong Khai Province.- History :The...

. On May 21, 1990 it was upgraded to a full district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 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 52 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...

). There are no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....

) areas, and 6 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. Sang Khom สร้างคอม 13 7,512
2. Chiang Da เชียงดา 8 3,397
3. Ban Yuat บ้านยวด 6 4,090
4. Ban Khok บ้านโคก 10 7,263
5. Na Sa-at นาสะอาด 8 2,247
6. Ban Hin Ngom บ้านหินโงม 7 3,932

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