Mueang Sisaket district

Mueang Sisaket (Thai: เมืองศรีสะเกษ, RTGS: Mueang Si Sa Ket, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ sǐː sàʔ kèːt]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.

Mueang Sisaket เมืองศรีสะเกษ
District
District location in Sisaket province
Coordinates: 15°7′14″N 104°19′20″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Sisaket
Seat	Mueang Nuea
Area
• Total	576.366 km2 (222.536 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	135,512
• Density	233.9/km2 (606/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	33000
Geocode	3301

History

The district was renamed from Klang Si Sa Ket (กลางศีร์ษะเกษ) to Mueang Sisaket in 1913.^[1] In 1917 mueang was removed from the name,^[2] which was added again in 1938.^[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Yang Chum Noi, Kanthararom, Nam Kliang, Phayu, Wang Hin, Uthumphon Phisai and Rasi Salai.

Administration

The district is divided into 18 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 166 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Sisaket covers tambons Mueang Nuea and Mueang Tai and parts of tambon Nong Khrok, Phon Kha, Ya Plong, and Pho. Nam Kham is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole same-named subdistrict. There are a further 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.[4]
01.	Mueang Nuea	เมืองเหนือ	-	08,631
02.	Mueang Tai	เมืองใต้	-	10,346
03.	Khu Sot	คูซอด	10	04,889
04.	Sam	ซำ	14	06,810
05.	Chan	จาน	12	06,857
06.	Tadop	ตะดอบ	08	06,495
07.	Nong Khrok	หนองครก	09	15,015
11.	Phon Kha	โพนข่า	10	06,729
12.	Phon Kho	โพนค้อ	06	02,899
15.	Phon Khwao	โพนเขวา	11	07,648
16.	Ya Plong	หญ้าปล้อง	08	07,733
18.	Thum	ทุ่ม	13	06,928
19.	Nong Hai	หนองไฮ	07	03,778
21.	Nong Kaeo	หนองแก้ว	12	06,439
22.	Nam Kham	น้ำคำ	15	10,136
23.	Pho	โพธิ์	10	13,526
24.	Mak Khiap	หมากเขียบ	11	04,871
27.	Nong Phai	หนองไผ่	10	05,782

Missing numbers are tambons which now form the districts Wang Hin and Phayu.