Si Wilai district

Si Wilai
ศรีวิไล
District
Walkway on the side of Phu Thok mountain
Walkway on the side of Phu Thok mountain
District location in Bueng Kan province
District location in Bueng Kan province
Coordinates: 18°10′36″N 103°45′0″E / 18.17667°N 103.75000°E / 18.17667; 103.75000
CountryThailand
ProvinceBueng Kan
SeatSi Wilai
Subdistrict5
Muban50
District established1988
Area
 • Total
327.9 km2 (126.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
38,899
 • Density151.5/km2 (392/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code43210
Geocode3807

Si Wilai (Thai: ศรีวิไล, pronounced [sǐː wí.lāj]) is a district (amphoe) in the eastern part of Bueng Kan province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Bueng Kan, Seka, and Phon Charoen. Phu Thok, the emblematic mountain of the province, is in this district.[1]

History

The minor district (king amphoe) Si Wilai was established on 1 January 1988, when four tambons, Si Wilai, Chumphu Phon, Na Saeng, and Na Sabaeng were split off from Bueng Kan district.[2] It was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 50 villages (mubans). The sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) Si Wilai covers the whole tambon Si Wilai. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[4]
1. Si Wilai ศรีวิไล 12 10,846
2. Chumphu Phon ชุมภูพร 12 7,475
3. Na Saeng นาแสง 9 7,920
4. Na Sabaeng นาสะแบง 9 6,188
5. Na Sing นาสิงห์ 8 6,470

References

  1. ^ Wat Phu Thok (in Thai)
  2. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอบึงกาฬ จังหวัดหนองคาย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอศรีวิไล (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 105 (5 ง): 106. January 7, 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2012.
  3. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 111 (21 ก): 32–35. June 3, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
  4. ^ "Population statistics 2010". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2011-09-10.


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