Si Sakhon ( th, ศรีสาคร, ) is a district (''

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'') of

Narathiwat province Narathiwat ( th, นราธิวาส, Malay: Menara) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan an ...

, southern

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History

Originally Tambon Sa Ko was a part of the

Rueso district Rueso ( th, รือเสาะ, ; ms, Raso) is a district (''amphoe'') of Narathiwat province, southern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Bacho, Yi-ngo, Ra-ngae and Si Sakhon of Narathiwat Provi ...

, but the development division of the Thai military settled in the area from 1963–1974, thus developing the infrastructure of Tambon Sa Ko. The interior ministry subsequently created Si Sakhon Minor District (''

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'') consisting of the two ''tambons'', Sako and Tamayung, on 23 September 1974. It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979.narathiwat.go.th
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Etymology

The name Si Sakhon refers to the Sai Buri River, which flows through the middle of the district.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Rueso, Ra-ngae, and Chanae of Narathiwat Province; Than To and Bannang Sata of Yala province.

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 39 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 Sakhon covers parts of ''tambons'' Si Sakhon and Sa Ko. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

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Districts of Narathiwat province {{Narathiwat-geo-stub