AMPHOE SANGKHOM

'Sangkhom' () is the westernmost district (''Amphoe'') of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.

Contents

Geography

History

Symbols

Administration

References

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Si Chiang Mai, Pho Tak of Nong Khai Province, Na Yung of Udon Thani Province and Pak Chom of Loei Province. To the north across the Mekong river is the Laotian province Vientiane Prefecture.

History

Originally the are was a ''tambon'' of Tha Bo district, which became part of the newly established Si Chiang Mai district on August 4 1958. It was established as a minor district (''King Amphoe'') on March 1 1966, and upgraded to a full district on November 1 1971. From November 14 1975 till November 14 1978 the district was under military administration as part of the ''military operation 115''.^[1]

Symbols

The district slogan is ''Naga Fireball Festival; famous dried bananas; golden beaches.''

Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 36 villages (''muban''). Sangkhom is a township (''thesaban tambon'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Sangkhom and Kaeng Kai. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Kaeng Kai	แก้งไก่	6	4,304
2.	Pha Tang	ผาตั้ง	7	5,724
3.	Ban Muang	บ้านม่วง	7	3,030
4.	Na Ngio	นางิ้ว	9	6,094
5.	Sangkhom	สังคม	7	3,846

References

1. amphoe.com translated by siammission.com