Country Thailand Tambon 16 Time zone ICT (UTC+7) Area 970 km² Province Sakon Nakhon Province | Seat Sawang Daen Din Muban 189 Postal code 47110 Population 150,786 (2015) | |
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Sawang Daen Din (Thai: สว่างแดนดิน) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.
Contents
- Map of Sawang Daen Din District Sakon Nakhon Thailand
- Geography
- History
- Central administration
- Local administration
- References
Map of Sawang Daen Din District, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Charoen Sin, Wanon Niwat, Phang Khon, Waritchaphum, and Song Dao of Sakon Nakhon Province, Chai Wan, Nong Han, Thung Fon, and Ban Dung of Udon Thani Province.
History
The district dates back to Mueang Sawang Daen Din, which was converted into an amphoe during the thesaphiban administrative reforms around 1900.
In 1939 it was renamed from Ban Han to Sawang Daen Din.
Central administration
The district Sawang Daen Din is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 189 administrative villages (Muban).
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Charoen Sin District.
Local administration
There are 7 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:
There are 11 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: