Akat Amnuai District

Akat Amnuai (Thai: อากาศอำนวย, pronounced [ʔāː.kàːt ʔām.nūa̯j]) is a district (amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.

Akat Amnuai

อากาศอำนวย
District location in Sakon Nakhon Province
Coordinates: 17°35′48″N 103°58′30″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceSakon Nakhon
SeatAkat Amnuai
Area
  Total585.0 km2 (225.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total67,328
  Density115.1/km2 (298/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code47170
Geocode4711

History

The minor district (king amphoe) Akat Amnuai was created on 15 May 1963, when the four tambons Akat, Wa Yai, Phon Phaeng, and Phon Ngam were split off from Wanon Niwat District.[1] On 27 July 1965 it was upgraded to a full district.[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Seka of Bueng Kan Province, Na Thom, Si Songkhram, and Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Phanna Nikhom, Wanon Niwat, and Kham Ta Kla of Sakon Nakhon Province.

Administration

The district is divided into eight sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 92 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Akat Amnuai covers parts of tambon Akat. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations.

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Akatอากาศ1816,206
2.Phon Phaengโพนแพง129,121
3.Wa Yaiวาใหญ่148,858
4.Phon Ngamโพนงาม128,014
5.Tha Konท่าก้อน85,436
6.Na Hiนาฮี64,944
7.Ba Waบะหว้า126,303
8.Samakkhi Phatthanaสามัคคีพัฒนา108,446

References


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