Sirindhorn 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 Ubon Ratchathani Province

Ubon Ratchathani Province

-History:The area was part of the Khmer Empire. Before the late eighteenth century, this area evidently was outside Siamese or Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom....

, 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...

. It is named in honor of HRH Princess Sirindhorn at her 36th birthday.

History

The district was created on January 3, 1992 by splitting off tambon Kham Khuean Kaeo from Khong Chiam

Amphoe Khong Chiam

Khong Chiam is the easternmost district of Ubon Ratchathani Province of Thailand.-History:The area of the district was the central district Khwaeng of Mueang Khong Chiam, which is now Si Mueang Mai district...

 and the five tambon Khan Rai, Chong Mek, Nikhom Sang Ton-eng Lam Dom Noi, Non Ko and Fang Kham from Phibun Mangsahan

Amphoe Phibun Mangsahan

Phibun Mangsahan is a district in the central part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Buntharik, Det Udom, Na Yia, Sawang Wirawong, Tan Sum, Si Mueang Mai, Khong Chiam and Sirindhorn of Ubon Ratchathani Province.-History:Originally named...

 district.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Buntharik

Amphoe Buntharik

Buntharik is a district in the southeastern part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:King Nak of Champasak proposed King Mongkut to established Mueang Bua, which is now in the area of Ban Kong Krachu, Tambon Phon Sawan, Na Chaluai district. Later Phra Aphai , the...

, Phibun Mangsahan

Amphoe Phibun Mangsahan

Phibun Mangsahan is a district in the central part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Buntharik, Det Udom, Na Yia, Sawang Wirawong, Tan Sum, Si Mueang Mai, Khong Chiam and Sirindhorn of Ubon Ratchathani Province.-History:Originally named...

 and Khong Chiam

Amphoe Khong Chiam

Khong Chiam is the easternmost district of Ubon Ratchathani Province of Thailand.-History:The area of the district was the central district Khwaeng of Mueang Khong Chiam, which is now Si Mueang Mai district...

. To the west across the Mekong

Mekong

The Mekong is a river that runs through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually....

 river is the Laotian

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

 province of Champasak.

The Sirindhorn Dam

Sirindhorn Dam

The Sirindhorn Dam is located in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand. It impounds the Lam Dom Noi River, and its reservoir is the province's largest water resource. The dam was commissioned in 1971 to serve as a hydropower facility as well as to supply irrigation water. All of...

 that stops the Dom Noi River

Dom Noi River

The Dom Noi River is a tributary of the Mun River, originates in the Dongrek mountains and flows northwards. The river passes Buntharik district and is stopped by the Sirindhorn Dam in Tambon Chong Mek, Sirindhorn district. It is 150 km long....

 is located in this district.

There are two border crossings to Laos - Vang Tao towards the town Pakxe

Pakxe

Pakxe or Pakse is a city of 70,000 in southern Laos, situated at the confluence of the Xedone and Mekong Rivers. It is the largest city in Champasak province and its capital. It is served by Pakse International Airport and is the gateway to the Bolaven Plateau...

 and Chong Mek towards Champasak

Champasak (town)

Champasak is a small town in southern Laos, on the west bank of the Mekong River about 40 km south of Pakxe, the capital of Champasak Province....

.

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 73 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...

). Chong Mek has township status (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Chong Mek, and the township Nikhom Sang Ton-eng Lam Dom Noi covers the whole same-named tambon. There are further 5 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.	Khan Rai	คันไร่	16	10,857
2.	Chong Mek	ช่องเม็ก	11	8,013
3.	Non Ko	โนนก่อ	13	9,117
4.	Nikhom Sang Ton-eng Lam Dom Noi	นิคมสร้างตนเองลำโดมน้อย	13	7,506
5.	Fang Kham	ฝางคำ	4	3,689
6.	Kham Khuean Kaeo	คำเขื่อนแก้ว	16	8,974

External links

• ubonratchathani.go.th (Thai)