Sikhio ( th, สีคิ้ว) is the central town of
Sikhio District,
Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern
Thailand
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. It covers parts of the sub-districts Sikhio and Mittraphab, a total area of 11.63 km². As of 2007 it had a population of 18,663. The town is subdivided into 19 boroughs (''
chumchon
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 ...
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History
Sikhio was established as a sanitary district (''
sukhaphiban'') in 1956. In 1966 the area of the district was enlarged. Like all sanitary districts, it was upgraded to 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 ...
'') in 1999. Effective 31 January 2008 it was upgraded to a town (''
thesaban mueang
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.
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'').
Transport
Sikhio is on the northeastern railway connecting Bangkok with Nakhon Ratchasima.
Mittraphap Road passes south of town.
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080919230831/http://www.sikhiucity.go.th/ (Thai)
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Populated places in Nakhon Ratchasima province