So Phisai district
District in Bueng Kan, Thailand
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So Phisai (Thai: โซ่พิสัย, pronounced [sôː pʰí.sǎj]) is a district (amphoe) of Bueng Kan province, northeastern Thailand.
So Phisai
โซ่พิสัย | |
|---|---|
District location in Bueng Kan province | |
| Coordinates: 18°4′42″N 103°26′36″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Bueng Kan |
| Seat | So |
| Tambons | 7 |
| Mubans | 89 |
| District established | 1972 |
| Area | |
• Total | 985.262 km2 (380.412 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 69,450 |
| • Density | 68.6/km2 (178/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 38170 |
| Geocode | 3803 |
History
The minor district (king amphoe) So Phisai was established on 1 March 1972, when the three tambons So, Si Chomphu, and Nong Phan Tha were split off from Phon Phisai district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 13 April 1977.[2]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Fao Rai and Rattanawapi of Nong Khai province; Pak Khat, Mueang Bueng Kan, and Phon Charoen of Bueng Kan Province; and Ban Muang of Sakon Nakhon province.
Administration
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 89 villages (mubans). So Phisai is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon So. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Villages | Thai | Pop.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | So | โซ่ | 17 | 16,589 |
| 2. | Nong Phan Tha | หนองพันทา | 11 | 8,659 |
| 3. | Si Chomphu | ศรีชมภู | 15 | 12,165 |
| 4. | Kham Kaeo | คำแก้ว | 13 | 9,576 |
| 5. | Bua Tum | บัวตูม | 13 | 9,383 |
| 6. | Tham Charoen | ถ้ำเจริญ | 11 | 7,757 |
| 7. | Lao Thong | เหล่าทอง | 9 | 5,321 |
