Si Samrong ( th, ศรีสำโรง, ) 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 Sukhothai Province in the lower north of
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 (clockwise from the south)
Mueang Sukhothai,
Ban Dan Lan Hoi,
Thung Saliam, and
Sawankhalok of Sukhothai Province and
Phrom Phiram of
Phitsanulok province.
Its important water resource is the
Yom River.
History
The district was renamed from Khlong Tan to Si Samrong in 1939.
Administration
The district is divided into 13 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 137 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''). The 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 ...
'') Si Samrong covers ''tambon'' Wang Luek and parts of ''tambons'' Khlong Tan and Sam Ruean. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Si Samrong
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