Si Wilai District

Si Wilai (Thai: ศรีวิไล, pronounced [sǐː wí.lāj]) is a district (amphoe) in the eastern part of Bueng Kan Province, northeastern Thailand.

Si Wilai

ศรีวิไล
District
Walkway on the side of Phu Thok mountain
District location in Bueng Kan Province
Coordinates: 18°10′36″N 103°45′0″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceBueng Kan
SeatSi Wilai
Subdistrict5
Muban50
District established1988
Area
 • Total327.9 km2 (126.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total38,899
 • Density151.5/km2 (392/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code43210
Geocode3807

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Bueng Kan, Seka, and Phon Charoen. Phu Thok, the emblematic mountain of the province, is in this district.[1]

History

The minor district (king amphoe) Si Wilai was established on 1 January 1988, when four tambons, Si Wilai, Chumphu Phon, Na Saeng, and Na Sabaeng were split off from Bueng Kan District.[2] It was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 50 villages (mubans). The sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) Si Wilai covers the whole tambon Si Wilai. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[4]
1.Si Wilaiศรีวิไล1210,846
2.Chumphu Phonชุมภูพร1207,475
3.Na Saengนาแสง907,920
4.Na Sabaengนาสะแบง906,188
5.Na Singนาสิงห์806,470

References
  1. Wat Phu Thok (in Thai)
  2. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอบึงกาฬ จังหวัดหนองคาย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอศรีวิไล (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 105 (5 ง): 106. January 7, 1988.
  3. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 111 (21 ก): 32–35. June 3, 1994.
  4. "Population statistics 2010". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2011-09-10.


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