Si Wilai district

Si Wilai
ศรีวิไล
Walkway on the side of Phu Thok mountain
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.