Si Songkhram ศรีสงคราม | |
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 Street market in Si Songkhram | |
 District location inNakhon Phanom province | |
| Coordinates:17°37′38″N104°15′2″E / 17.62722°N 104.25056°E /17.62722; 104.25056 | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Nakhon Phanom |
| Seat | Si Songkhram |
| Area | |
• Total | 671.317 km2 (259.197 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 65,952 |
| • Density | 98.2/km2 (254/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 48150 |
| Geocode | 4808 |
Si Songkhram (Thai:ศรีสงคราม,pronounced[sǐːsǒŋ.kʰrāːm];Northeastern Thai:ศรีสงคราม,pronounced[sǐːsǒŋ.kʰâːm]) is a district (amphoe) inNakhon Phanom province innortheastThailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise):Na Thom,Ban Phaeng,Tha Uthen,Phon Sawan, andNa Wa of Nakhon Phanom Province, andAkat Amnuai ofSakon Nakhon province.
The district is named after its main river, theSongkhram River.
The area was at first part ofTha Uthen district. On 1 April 1926, it was split off as the minor district (king amphoe) Akat Amnui (อากาศอำนวย), the present day Akat Amnui District in neighboring Sakon Nakhon was also originally controlled from Tha Uthen. The minor district consisted of the seventambons: Na Wa, Ban Kha, Ban Siao, Sam Phong, Ban Waeng, Na Thom, and Ban Phaeng.[1] The minor district was renamed Si Songkhram in 1939,[2] and was upgraded to a full district on 10 March 1953.[3]
The district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 106 villages (mubans). Si Songkhram itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part oftambon Si Songkhram. There are a further ninetambon tambon administrative organization (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Si Songkhram | ศรีสงคราม | 10 | 8,120 | |
| 2. | Na Duea | นาเดื่อ | 11 | 6,889 | |
| 3. | Ban Ueang | บ้านเอื้อง | 15 | 10,738 | |
| 4. | Sam Phong | สามผง | 16 | 8,377 | |
| 5. | Tha Bo Songkhram | ท่าบ่อสงคราม | 7 | 4,875 | |
| 6. | Ban Kha | บ้านข่า | 13 | 6,959 | |
| 7. | Na Kham | นาคำ | 16 | 9,444 | |
| 8. | Phon Sawang | โพนสว่าง | 10 | 5,612 | |
| 9. | Hat Phaeng | หาดแพง | 8 | 4,938 |
Si Songkhram is the largestMekong and Songkhram River fish market in theIsan.[4]
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