Senangkhanikhom ( th, เสนางคนิคม, ) 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 ...
'') in the northern part of
Amnat Charoen province, northeastern
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
.
Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise):
Chanuman,
Mueang Amnat Charoen of Amnat Charoen Province and
Thai Charoen and
Thai Charoen of
Yasothon province
Yasothon province ( th, ยโสธร, ), one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), lies in central northeastern Thailand also called Isan. The province was established by the revolutionary council of Field Marshal Thanom Kittika ...
.
History
The minor district (''
king amphoe'') was created on 15 December 1975, when the five ''tambons'', Senangkhanikhom, Rai Si Suk, Phon Thong, Nong Hai, and Na Wiang were split off from
Mueang Amnat Charoen district. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1983.
In 1993 it was one of the districts split off from Ubon Ratchathani to form the new province, Amnat Charoen.
Administration
The district is divided into six sub-districts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 58 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''). Senangkhanikhom is a township (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Senangkhanikhom. There are further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Senangkhanikhom
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