Sang Khom สร้างคอม | |
|---|---|
 Phan Reservoir | |
 District location inUdon Thani province | |
| Coordinates:17°49′32″N103°5′19″E / 17.82556°N 103.08861°E /17.82556; 103.08861 | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Udon Thani |
| Seat | Sang Khom |
| Area | |
• Total | 287.179 km2 (110.880 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 28,441 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 41260 |
| Geocode | 4120 |
Sang Khom (Thai:สร้างคอม,pronounced[sâːŋkʰɔ̄m]) is a district (amphoe) in northernUdon Thani province, northeasternThailand.
The district's original name was "Ban Sang Khom" (Thai:บ้านส่างคอม), only slightly different from the modern variation. The wordsang (Thai:ส้าง) or (Thai:สร้าง) is (Thai:ส่าง) in theLao-Isan dialect and means 'pond' or 'minor body of water', whilekhom (Thai:คอม) is a species of tree native to the area. A story is told that when the village was first established, around the year 1898, there was some digging going on in a local pond and after some time, khom trees grew around the pond's shore. Therefore, the villagers called the place "Sang Khom."[1]
Neighboring districts are (clockwise from the southeast)Ban Dung andPhen of Udon Thani Province andPhon Phisai ofNong Khai province.
Sang Khom district is home to Nam Pan Lake, a sizable body of freshwater in the northern part of the district.
The minor district (king amphoe) was established on 15 May 1975, when threetambons, Sang Khom, Ban Yuat, andChiang Da, split fromPhen district.[2] On 21 May 1990 it was upgraded to a full district.[3]
The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 52 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sang Khom | สร้างคอม | 13 | 7,512 | |
| 2. | Chiang Da | เชียงดา | 8 | 3,397 | |
| 3. | Ban Yuat | บ้านยวด | 6 | 4,090 | |
| 4. | Ban Khok | บ้านโคก | 10 | 7,263 | |
| 5. | Na Sa-at | นาสะอาด | 8 | 2,247 | |
| 6. | Ban Hin Ngom | บ้านหินโงม | 7 | 3,932 |
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