Sakhon Nakhon province

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right"\n! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#DEFFAD"|Statistics\n|-\n||Capital:||Sakhon Nakhon\n|-\n||Area:||valign=top|9,605.8 km²
Ranked 19th\n|-\n||Inhabitants:||valign=top|1,040,766 (2000)
Ranked 17th\n|-\n||Pop. density:||valign=top|108 inh./km²
Ranked 43rd\n|-\n||ISO 3166-2:||TH-47\n|-\n!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#DEFFAD"|Map\n|-\n|colspan="2" align=center|\n|}\nSakhon Nakhon (Thai สกลนคร) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Kalasin and Udon Thani.

Table of contents

1 Geography 2 History 3 Administrative divisions 4 External links

Geography

\nThe province is located on the Khorat Plateau, not far from the river Mekong. The Non Hang lake near the city Sakhon Nakhon is a popular resort of the local people. \n

Symbols

\n{|\n|- valign=top\n||\n||The provincial seal show the Phrathat Choeng Chum, a Lao-style chedi built during the Ayutthaya period over a Khmer style prang. The provincial tree is the banaba or Queen's Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia speciosa).\n|}

Administrative divisions

\nThe province is subdivided into 18 districts (Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 125 communes (tambon) and 1323 villages.\n{|\n|---valign=top\n||\n#Mueang Sakon Nakhon\n#Kusuman\n#Kut Bak\n#Phanna Nikhom\n#Phang Khon\n#Waritchaphum\n#Nikhom Nam Un\n#Wanon Niwat\n#Kham Ta Kla\n||\n

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10. Ban Muang\n
11. Akat Amnuai\n
12. Sawang Daen Din\n
13. Song Dao\n
14. Tao Ngoi\n
15. Khok Si Suphan\n
16. Charoen Sin\n
17. Phon Na Kaeo\n
18. Phu Phan\n

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External links

\n*Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand\n*Golden Jubilee Network province guide \n