Si Mahosot ( th, ศรีมโหสถ, ) is a district (''
amphoe'') of
Prachinburi province
Prachinburi province ( th, ปราจีนบุรี, , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (''changwat''), it lies in eastern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Ratchasima, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao, an ...
, eastern
Thailand
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. It may also be spelled
Sri
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The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanes ...
Mahosot.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise):
Ban Sang,
Mueang Prachinburi and
Si Maha Phot of Prachinburi Province; and
Phanom Sarakham of
Chachoengsao province.
History
The minor district (''
king 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 counti ...
'') ''Khok Pip'' was established on 15 February 1970, when the three ''tambons'', ''Khok Pip'', ''Khu Lam Phan'', and ''Phai Cha Lueat'' were split off from
Si Maha Phot district. It was upgraded to a full district on 13 April 1977, and renamed ''Si Mahosot'' on 3 June 1993.
Administration
The district is divided into four 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 '' khwaen ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 24 villages (''
mubans''). Khok Pip is a township (''
thesaban tambon
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The mu ...
'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Khok Pip. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Si Mahosot
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