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So Phisai district

Coordinates: 18°4′42″N 103°26′36″E / 18.07833°N 103.44333°E / 18.07833; 103.44333
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So Phisai
โซ่พิสัย
District location in Bueng Kan province
District location in Bueng Kan province
Coordinates: 18°4′42″N 103°26′36″E / 18.07833°N 103.44333°E / 18.07833; 103.44333
CountryThailand
ProvinceBueng Kan
SeatSo
Tambons7
Mubans89
District established1972
Area
 • Total985.262 km2 (380.412 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total69,450
 • Density68.6/km2 (178/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code38170
Geocode3803

So Phisai (Thai: โซ่พิสัย, pronounced [sôː pʰí.sǎj]) is a district (amphoe) of Bueng Kan province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) So Phisai was established on 1 March 1972, when the three tambons So, Si Chomphu, and Nong Phan Tha were split off from Phon Phisai district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 13 April 1977.[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Fao Rai and Rattanawapi of Nong Khai province; Pak Khat, Mueang Bueng Kan, and Phon Charoen of Bueng Kan Province; and Ban Muang of Sakon Nakhon province.

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 89 villages (mubans). So Phisai is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon So. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Villages Thai Pop.[3]
1. So โซ่ 17 16,589
2. Nong Phan Tha หนองพันทา 11 08,659
3. Si Chomphu ศรีชมภู 15 12,165
4. Kham Kaeo คำแก้ว 13 09,576
5. Bua Tum บัวตูม 13 09,383
6. Tham Charoen ถ้ำเจริญ 11 07,757
7. Lao Thong เหล่าทอง 9 05,321

References

  1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอโพนพิสัย จังหวัดหนองคาย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโซ่พิสัย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 89 (31 ง special): 9. March 1, 1972. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012.
  2. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอปลายพระยา อำเภอห้วยเม็ก อำเภอละแม อำเภอแม่จริม อำเภอหนองกี่ อำเภอโคกปีบ อำเภอเกาะพะงัน อำเภอสนม อำเภอโซ่พิสัย อำเภอโนนสะอาด และอำเภอนาจะหลวย พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 98 (31 ก): 326–330. April 12, 1977. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2008.
  3. ^ "Population statistics 2010". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2011-09-10.