Si Satchanalai district

Si Satchanalai

ศรีสัชนาลัย
Si Satchanalai ศรีสัชนาลัย
District
	Sunset at Yom River, Si Satchanalai
	District location in Sukhothai province
	Coordinates: 17°31′2″N 99°45′37″E / 17.51722°N 99.76028°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Sukhothai
Seat	Hat Siao
Area
• Total	2,050.511 km2 (791.707 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	95,198
• Density	46.4/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	64130
Geocode	6405

Si Satchanalai (Thai: ศรีสัชนาลัย, pronounced [sǐː sàt.t͡ɕʰā.nāː.lāj]) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Sukhothai province, in the lower northern region of Thailand.^[1]^[2] Si may also be transliterated as Sri.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Si Nakhon, Sawankhalok, Thung Saliam of Sukhothai Province, Thoen of Lampang province, Wang Chin of Phrae province, Laplae and Tron of Uttaradit province.

The Phi Pan Nam Mountains dominate the landscape of the district.

History

Si Satchanalai was the second-most important town of the Sukhothai Kingdom. The ruins of its temples are now part of the Si Satchanalai Historical Park, which is part of UNESCO world heritage site of Sukhothai.

The district was renamed from Hat Siao to Si Satchanalai in 1939.^[3]

Administration

The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 148 villages (mubans). There are two townships (thesaban tambon). Hat Siao covers parts of tambon Hat Siao, and Si Satchanalai covers tambons Si Satchanalai, Tha Chai, and parts of Nong O. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Hat Siao	หาดเสี้ยว	6	7,299
2.	Pa Ngio	ป่างิ้ว	12	7,267
3.	Mae Sam	แม่สำ	22	7,698
4.	Mae Sin	แม่สิน	25	12,774
5.	Ban Tuek	บ้านตึก	14	10,460
6.	Nong O	หนองอ้อ	11	6,859
7.	Tha Chai	ท่าชัย	10	10,892
8.	Si Satchanalai	ศรีสัชนาลัย	12	5,800
9.	Dong Khu	ดงคู่	9	5,926
10.	Ban Kaeng	บ้านแก่ง	13	9,939
11.	San Chit	สารจิตร	14	10,284