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Akat Amnuai district

Akat Amnuai
อากาศอำนวย
District location in Sakon Nakhon province
District location in Sakon Nakhon province
Coordinates: 17°35′48″N 103°58′30″E / 17.59667°N 103.97500°E / 17.59667; 103.97500
Country Thailand
ProvinceSakon Nakhon
SeatAkat Amnuai
Area
 • Total585.0 km2 (225.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total67,328
 • Density115.1/km2 (298/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code47170
Geocode4711

Akat Amnuai (Thai: อากาศอำนวย, pronounced [ʔāː.kàːt ʔām.nūa̯j]) is a district (amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon province, northeast Thailand.

History

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The minor district (king amphoe) Akat Amnuai was created on 15 May 1963, when the four tambons Akat, Wa Yai, Phon Phaeng, and Phon Ngam were split off from Wanon Niwat district.[1] On 27 July 1965 it was upgraded to a full district.[2]

Geography

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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Seka of Bueng Kan province, Na Thom, Si Songkhram, and Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom province, and Phanna Nikhom, Wanon Niwat, and Kham Ta Kla of Sakon Nakhon Province.

Administration

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The district is divided into eight sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 92 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Akat Amnuai covers parts of tambon Akat. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations.

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Akat อากาศ 18 16,206
2. Phon Phaeng โพนแพง 12 9,121
3. Wa Yai วาใหญ่ 14 8,858
4. Phon Ngam โพนงาม 12 8,014
5. Tha Kon ท่าก้อน 8 5,436
6. Na Hi นาฮี 6 4,944
7. Ba Wa บะหว้า 12 6,303
8. Samakkhi Phatthana สามัคคีพัฒนา 10 8,446

References

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  1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่การปกครองอำเภอนรนิวาส ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 80 (44 ง): 1373. May 14, 1963. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012.
  2. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอศรีสวัสดิ์ อำเภอสังขละบุรี อำเภอท่าคันโท อำเภอดอกคำใต้ อำเภอแม่ใจ อำเภอจุน อำเภอขามทะเลสอ อำเภอไพศาลี อำเภอท่าวังผา อำเภอบ้านกรวด อำเภอเด่นชัย อำเภอปทุมรัตน์ อำเภอกะเปอร์ อำเภออากาศอำนวย อำเภอดอนเจดีย์ อำเภอจอมพระ และอำเภอสามโก้ พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๘ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 81 (49 ก): 565–569. July 27, 1965. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2008.
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