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Sakhrai สระใคร
District
District location in Nong Khai province
Coordinates: 17°40′30″N 102°45′2″E / 17.67500°N 102.75056°E / 17.67500; 102.75056
Country	Thailand
Province	Nong Khai
Seat	Sakhrai
Area
• Total	210.90 km (81.43 sq mi)
Population
• Total	25,247
• Density	119.7/km (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	43150
Geocode	4314

Sakhrai (Thai: สระใคร, pronounced [sàʔ.kʰrāj]; Northeastern Thai: สระใคร, pronounced [sáʔ.kʰa᷇j]) is a district (amphoe) of Nong Khai province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was split off from Mueang Nong Khai district on 30 April 1994.

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. Publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the upgrade became official.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Tha Bo and Mueang Nong Khai of Nong Khai Province, and Phen and Ban Phue of Udon Thani province.

Administration

The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 39 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Gallery

• Wat Salawan Nimit, Sakhrai
• Wat Salawan Nimit, Sakhrai
• Sakhrai
• Road in Sakhrai

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเมืองหนองคาย จังหวัดหนองคาย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอสระใคร (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 111 (42 ง): 23. May 26, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2012.
2. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
3. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.

External links

• amphoe.com

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