Mueang Sisaket district

District in Sisaket, Thailand

Mueang Sisaket (Thai: เมืองศรีสะเกษ, RTGS: Mueang Si Sa Ket, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ sǐː sàʔ kèːt]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The district was renamed from Klang Si Sa Ket (กลางศีร์ษะเกษ) to Mueang Sisaket in 1913.^[1] In 1917 mueang was removed from the name,^[2] which was added again in 1938.^[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Yang Chum Noi, Kanthararom, Nam Kliang, Phayu, Wang Hin, Uthumphon Phisai and Rasi Salai.

Administration

The district is divided into 18 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 166 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Sisaket covers tambons Mueang Nuea and Mueang Tai and parts of tambon Nong Khrok, Phon Kha, Ya Plong, and Pho. Nam Kham is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole same-named subdistrict. There are a further 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Missing numbers are tambons which now form the districts Wang Hin and Phayu.

References

1. แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 30 (ง): 1536–1537. 1913-10-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2012.
2. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011.
3. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (ก): 658–666. 1938-11-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011.
4. "Population statistics 2009". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-08-10.

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)