Si Chiang Mai district

District in Nong Khai, Thailand

Si Chiang Mai

ศรีเชียงใหม่

District

District location in Nong Khai province

Coordinates: 17°57′23″N 102°35′22″E﻿ / ﻿17.95639°N 102.58944°E﻿ / 17.95639; 102.58944
Country| Thailand
Province| Nong Khai
Area

• Total

| 198.0 km2 (76.4 sq mi)
Population

(2014)

• Total

| 30,687
• Density| 157.2/km2 (407/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code| 43130
Geocode| 4307

Si Chiang Mai (Thai: ศรีเชียงใหม่, pronounced [sǐː t͡ɕʰīa̯ŋ màj]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Nong Khai province, northeastern Thailand. It may also be spelled Sri Chiang Mai.

## History

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Si Chiang Mai district was established by King Setthathirath of Lan Xang Kingdom. It was named after Chiang Mai, the hometown of his grandmother, the former queen of Chiang Mai (his mother was the princess from Lan Na). It was created as a district of Nong Khai Province on 4 August 1958, when it was split off from Tha Bo district.[1]

## Geography

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Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise): Tha Bo, Pho Tak, and Sangkhom of Nong Khai Province. To the north across the Mekong River is the Lao province Vientiane Prefecture. A basalt plateau is flanked by the Mekong River to the north.

Pha Tak Suea, Si Chiang Mai Plateau View of Vientiane from Si Chiang Mai District, Nong Khai, Thailand across the Mekong.

## Administration

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### Central administration

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Si Chiang Mai is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 43 administrative villages (mubans).

No.  | Name  | Thai  | Villages  | Pop.[2]

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01. | Phan Phrao | พานพร้าว | 15 | 13,436
03. | Ban Mo | บ้านหม้อ | 08 | 04,368
04. | Phra Phutthabat | พระพุทธบาท | 10 | 05,041
05. | Nong Pla Pak | หนองปลาปาก | 10 | 07,842

The missing number is a tambon which now forms Pho Tak District.

### Local administration

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There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

* Si Chiang Mai (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลศรีเชียงใหม่) consisting of parts of sub-district Phan Phrao.
* Nong Pla Pak (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลหนองปลาปาก) consisting of sub-district Nong Pla Pak.

There are three sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

* Phan Phrao (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลพานพร้าว) consisting of parts of sub-district Phan Phrao.
* Ban Mo (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านหม้อ) consisting of sub-district Ban Mo.
* Phra Phutthabat (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลพระพุทธบาท) consisting of sub-district Phra Phutthabat.

## References

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1. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอศรีเชียงใหม่ พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๑" (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 75 (55 ก): 328–330\. 1958-07-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2015.
2. ^ "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-02-18.

## External links

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* amphoe.com on Si Chiang Mai

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Districts of  Nong Khai

* Mueang Nong Khai
* Tha Bo
* Phon Phisai
* Si Chiang Mai
* Sangkhom
* Sakhrai
* Fao Rai
* Rattanawapi
* Pho Tak

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