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 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 ...

, 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 ''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'' ...

'' 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 The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , ...

river is the Lao province of Champasak. The

Sirindhorn Dam The Sirindhorn Dam is in Sirindhorn District, Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand. It impounds the Lam Dom Noi River, and its reservoir is the province's largest water resource. The dam was commissioned in 1971 to serve as a hydropower facility as well a ...

that dams the

Dom Noi River Lam Dom Noi ( th, ลำโดมน้อย, ) is a tributary of the Mun River. It originates in the Dongrek mountains and flows northwards. The watercourse passes Buntharik District and is stopped by the Sirindhorn Dam The Sirindhorn Dam i ...

is in this district. There is a border crossing to Laos here—from

Chong Mek Chong Mek ( th, ช่องเม็ก) is a border town in the Isan region of Thailand. It is located in the Sirindhorn District of Ubon Ratchathani Province, about east of Ubon Ratchathani. The town is the only land-based crossing open to m ...

on the Thai side to Vang Tao on the Lao side, with onward travel typically to Pakxe.

Administration

Central administration

The district is divided into six subdistricts (''

s''), 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 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 ...

s'') in the district: *

(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)

Laos–Thailand border crossings {{UbonRatchathani-geo-stub