Si Rattana ( th, ศรีรัตนะ, ) 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 central part of
Sisaket 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
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise):
Phayu,
Nam Kliang,
Benchalak,
Kantharalak,
Khun Han and
Phrai Bueng.
History
The minor district (''
king amphoe'') was created on 5 March 1981, when the four ''tambons'', Si Kaeo, Phing Phuai, Sa Yao, and Tum, were split off from
Kantharalak district
Kantharalak ( th, กันทรลักษ์, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southeastern part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand.
History
The old name of ''Kantharalak'' was ''Mueang Uthumphon Phisai'', controlled by Mueang Khu ...
. It was upgraded to a full district on 26 May 1989.
Administration
The district is divided into seven 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 90 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''). Si Rattana is a sub-district municipality (''
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 ''tambons'' Si Kaeo and Saphung. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Si Rattana
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