Si Rattana
ศรีรัตนะ
District location in Sisaket province
District location in Sisaket province
Coordinates: 14°47′36″N 104°28′11″E / 14.79333°N 104.46972°E / 14.79333; 104.46972
CountryThailand
ProvinceSisaket
SeatSi Kaeo
Area
  Total236.684 km2 (91.384 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total51,933
  Density219.4/km2 (568/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code33240
Geocode3314

Si Rattana (Thai: ศรีรัตนะ, pronounced [ rát.tā.náʔ]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Phayu, Nam Kliang, Benchalak, Kantharalak, Khun Han and Phrai Bueng.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 5 March 1981, when the four tambons, Si Kaeo, Phing Phuai, Sa Yao, and Tum, were split off from Kantharalak district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 26 May 1989.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (mubans). Si Rattana is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of tambons Si Kaeo and Saphung. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.
1.Si Kaeoศรีแก้ว159,352
2.Phing Phuaiพิงพวย148,934
3.Sa Yaoสระเยาว์147,325
4.Tumตูม128,769
5.Sueang Khaoเสื่องข้าว116,274
6.Si Non Ngamศรีโนนงาม104,598
7.Saphungสะพุง146,681

References

  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอกันทรลักษ์ จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอศรีรัตนะ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 98 (42 ง): 753. 17 March 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012.
  2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอแวงใหญ่ อำเภอหนองบุนนาก อำเภอโพนทราย อำเภอท่าหลวง และอำเภอศรีรัตนะ พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 106 (83 ก special): 249–251. 25 May 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012.


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