Sirindhorn ( th, สิรินธร; ) is a district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...
'') of
Ubon Ratchathani province,
Thailand, established by the
Royal Decree Establishing Amphoe Sirindhorn, BE 2534 (1991), coming into force on 4 January 1992. It was named in the honour of Princess
Sirindhorn
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, The Princess Royal and Princess Debaratana Rajasuda ( th, มหาจักรีสิรินธร, ; ; born April 2, 1955), formerly Princess Sirindhorn Debaratanasuda Kitivadhanadulsobhak ( th, สมเ ...
on the occasion of her 36th birthday.
Creation
The district was created effective 3 January 1992 by splitting off ''
tambon'' Kham Khuean Kaeo from
Khong Chiam and the five ''tambons'', Khan Rai, Chong Mek, Nikhom Sang Ton-eng Lam Dom Noi, Non Ko, and Fang Kham, from
Phibun Mangsahan.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise):
Buntharik,
Phibun Mangsahan and
Khong Chiam. To the west across the
Mekong river is the Lao province of
Champasak.
The
Sirindhorn Dam that dams the
Dom Noi River is in this district. There is a border crossing to Laos here—from
Chong Mek on the Thai side to Vang Tao on the Lao side, with onward travel typically to
Pakxe
Pakse (or ''Pakxe''; French: ''Paksé''; Laotian: ປາກເຊ 'mouth of the river'; th, ปากเซ) is the capital and most populous city of the southern Laotian province of Champasak, and the second most populous city in Laos. Locat ...
.
Administration
Central administration
The district is divided into six subdistricts (''
tambons''), which are further subdivided into 76 administrative villages (''
muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...
s'').
Local administration
There are two subdistrict municipalities (''
thesaban tambons'') in the district:
*
Chong Mek (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Chong Mek.
* Nikhom Sang Ton-eng Lam Dom Noi (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Nikhom Sang Ton-eng Lam Dom Noi.
There are five
subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
* Khan Rai (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Khan Rai.
* Chong Mek (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Chong Mek.
* Non Ko (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Non Ko.
* Fang Kham (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Fang Kham.
* Kham Khuean Kaeo (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Kham Khuean Kaeo.
References
External links
ubonratchathani.go.th(Thai)
Amphoe.com on Sirindhorn district(Thai)
Sirindhorn
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, The Princess Royal and Princess Debaratana Rajasuda ( th, มหาจักรีสิรินธร, ; ; born April 2, 1955), formerly Princess Sirindhorn Debaratanasuda Kitivadhanadulsobhak ( th, สมเ ...
Laos–Thailand border crossings
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