Nikhom Nam Un district

Nikhom Nam Un (Thai: นิคมน้ำอูน, pronounced [ní(ʔ).kʰōm náːm ʔūːn]; Northeastern Thai: นิคมน้ำอูน, pronounced [nì(ʔ).kʰo᷇m nâːm ʔūːn]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Sakon Nakhon province, northeast Thailand.

Nikhom Nam Un นิคมน้ำอูน
District
District location in Sakon Nakhon province
Coordinates: 17°10′59″N 103°43′7″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Sakon Nakhon
Seat	Nong Pling
Area
• Total	162.0 km2 (62.5 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	13,696
• Density	84.5/km2 (219/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	47270
Geocode	4707

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Waritchaphum, Phanna Nikhom and Kut Bak of Sakon Nakhon Province, and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani province.

History

In 1969 the Nam Un Dam was built in Phang Khon district, north of Nikhom Nam Un. The people living on the flooded land of districts Phang Khon, Waritchaphum, and Phanna Nikhom moved to the district.

On 16 June 1975 the minor district (king amphoe) was established, when the two tambons Nikhom Nam Un and Nong Pling were split off from Waritchaphum District.^[1] The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994.^[2]

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 32 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Nikhom Nam Un	นิคมน้ำอูน	10	4,793
2.	Nong Pling	หนองปลิง	8	3,457
3.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	7	1,691
4.	Suwannakham	สุวรรณคาม	7	3,755

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอวาริชภูมิ จังหวัดสกลนคร ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอนิคมน้ำอูน (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 92 (112 ง): 1477. June 17, 1975. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2012.
2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 111 (21 ก): 32–35. June 3, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.

External links

• amphoe.com