Amphoe Si That
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Si That 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 southeastern 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 west clockwise) Kumphawapi
Amphoe Kumphawapi
Kumphawapi is a district in the southern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.- Etymology : is from Sanskrit pitcher, water-pot, as reflected in the name of February, associated with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. is from Sanskrit pond, synonymous with หนองนํ้า, บึง...

, Ku Kaeo
Amphoe Ku Kaeo
Ku Kaeo is a district in the central part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Han, Chai Wan, Si That, Kumphawapi and Prachaksinlapakhom.-History:...

, Chai Wan
Amphoe Chai Wan
Chai Wan is a district in the southeastern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Chai Wan district area was a part of Nong Han district. It was created to as a minor district on January 3, 1977, when the two subdistrict Chai Wan and Nong Lak were split off from Nong Han...

 and Wang Sam Mo
Amphoe Wang Sam Mo
Wang Sam Mo is a district in the southeastern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si That and Chai Wan of Udon Thani Province, Waritchaphum, Nikhom Nam Un and Kut Bak of Sakon Nakhon Province and Kham Muang, Sam Chai and Nong Kung Si and Tha...

 of Udon Thani Province, and Tha Khantho
Amphoe Tha Khantho
Tha Khantho is the northwesternmost district of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Kung Si of Kalasin Province, Kranuan of Khon Kaen Province, Kumphawapi, Si That and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani Province.-History:The minor district Tha Khantho was...

 of Kalasin Province
Kalasin Province
Kalasin is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sakon Nakhon, Mukdahan, Roi Et, Maha Sarakham, Khon Kaen and Udon Thani.-Geography:...

.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Si That was created on March 1 1968 by splitting off the five tambon Champi, Na Yung, Nong Ya Sai, Ban Prong and Nong Kung Thap Ma from Kumphawapi district
Amphoe Kumphawapi
Kumphawapi is a district in the southern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.- Etymology : is from Sanskrit pitcher, water-pot, as reflected in the name of February, associated with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. is from Sanskrit pond, synonymous with หนองนํ้า, บึง...

. It was upgraded to a full district on June 28 1973.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 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 81 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...

). Si That is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Si That. There are further 7 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. Si That ศรีธาตุ 11 8,193
2. Champi จำปี 17 7,977
3. Ban Prong บ้านโปร่ง 11 5,549
4. Hua Na Kham หัวนาคำ 14 10,602
5. Nong Nok Khian หนองนกเขียน 7 4,445
6. Na Yung นายูง 10 5,069
7. Tat Thong ตาดทอง 11 6,053

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