Sisaket (Thai: ศรีสะเกษ) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia. Sisaket is a town in Northeast Thailand and the capital of the Sisaket province. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their area. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their total population. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their population density, based upon the census of 2000. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Thailand describe the 75 provinces (changwat) and the city of Bangkok, which is both a province and a municipality. ... Map of Thailand highlighting the province Sisaket File links The following pages link to this file: Sisaket Province Categories: GFDL images ... For other uses, see Isan (disambiguation). ... Thailand is divided into 76 provinces (Thai: จังหวัด, changwat, singular and plural), which are grouped into 5 groups of provinces - sometimes the East and Central are grouped together. ... Surin (Thai สุรินทร์) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Roi Et (Thai ร้อยเอ็ด) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ... Yasothon (Thai ยโสธร) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ... Ubon Ratchathani (often in short Ubon, Thai อุบลราชธานี) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Oddar Meanchey is a province of Cambodia. ... Preah Vihear is a northern province of Cambodia. ...

Geography

The province is located in the valley of the Mun river, a tributary of the Mekong. To the south of the province is the Dângrêk mountain chain, which also forms the boundary to Cambodia. The Mun River (Thai แม่น้ำมูล) is a tributary of the Mekong river. ... The Mekong is one of the worlds major rivers. ... The Dângrêk Mountains (Khmer regular script: , Chuor Phnom Dângrêk; Thai: ทิวเขาพนมดงรัก, Thiu Khao Phanom Dongrak), meaning Carrying-Pole Mountains in Khmer, is a low mountain range (average elevation 500 m) serving as the border between Cambodia and Thailand. ...

Khao Phra Wihan National Park covers an area of 130 km² of the Dângrêk mountains in the southeast of the province. It was established on March 20, 1998. It is named after the Khmer temple Prasat Preah Vihear (Anglicized in Thailand as Prasat Khao Phra Wihan), located in Cambodia, which had been the issue of boundary dispute between the two countries and was thus unaccessible for most of recent history. This Thai National park is the gateway to Khao Phra Whihan in Cambodia (see also Prasat Preah Vihear) from Thailand. ... Prasat Preah Vihear is situated near to the Thai border of Sisaket Province. ...

At the boundary survey for the Franco-Siamese treaty of 1907 the temple was left on the Cambodian side, even though the boundary in other parts followed the watershed. In 1962 the dispute was officially settled by the International Court of Justice, confirming the 1907 boundary. Main European water divides (red lines) separating catchments (gray regions). ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; French: ) is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. ...

History

Due to the many ruins found in the province the area must have been an important settlement already in the times of the Khmer empire in the 12th century. According to local tradition it was called Sri Nakorn Lamduan (Nakorn is a derivative of the Khmer word Nokor) at that time, later it became known as Khukhan. Khukhan was made a town during the reign of King Boromaratcha III. In the northern area controlled by Khukhan Lao began to settle, which in 1786 was made the separate town Sisaket dependend on Khukhan. 1904 the town Sisaket was renamed Khukhan, while the old town got the name Huai Nua. 1912 Monthon Udon Thani was created, which took over most of the administration of the area. When in 1933 the monthon were dissolved, the province Khukhan was again directly administrated from Bangkok. In 1938 the town and province was renamed to Sisaket, and the district which contained Huai Nua got back the name Khukhan. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A monthon (English circle, Thai มณฑล) was a subdivision of Thailand in the beginning of the 20th century. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Demographics

30% of the population are of the Khmer speaking minority. Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...

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Administrative divisions

The province is subdivided into 20 districts (Amphoe) and 2 minor districts (King amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 206 communes (tambon) and 2411 villages (muban). Image File history File links Map of Thailand showing Sisaket province with the districts (Amphoe) numbered. ... A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ... Muban (Tha หมู่บ้าน) is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. ...

Mueang Sisaket (Thai: ) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Yang Chum Noi (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Kanthararom (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the northeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Kantharalak (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the southeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Khukhan (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Phrai Bueng (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Prang Ku (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Khun Han (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Rasi Salai (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Uthumphon Phisai (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Bueng Bun (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Huai Thap Than (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Non Khun (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the eastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Si Rattana (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Nam Kliang (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Wang Hin (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Phu Sing (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Mueang Chan (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Benchalak (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Phayu (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Pho Si Suwan (Thai: ) is a minor district (King Amphoe) in the northwestern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ... Sila Lat (Thai: ) is a minor district (King Amphoe) in the northwestern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. ...

External links

• Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand
• Website of Province (Limited English section)
• Si Saket provincial map, coat of arms and postal stamp

Provinces of Thailand

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Samut Songkhram (Thai สมุทรสงคราม) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Saraburi (Thai สระบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Sing Buri (Thai สิงห์บุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Suphan Buri (Thai สุพรรณบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Southern Thailand is a distinct region of Thailand, connected with the Central region by the narrow Kra Isthmus. ... Chumphon (Thai ชุมพร) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the shore of the Gulf of Thailand. ... Krabi (Thai กระบี่) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the shore of the Andaman Sea. ... Nakhon Si Thammarat (often in short Nakhon, Thai นครศรีธรรมราช) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. ... Narathiwat (Thai นราธิวาส) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Pattani (Thai ปัตตานี) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Phang Nga (Thai พังงา) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the shore to the Andaman Sea. ... Phattalung (Thai พัทลุง) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Phuket redirects here. ... Ranong (Thai ระนอง) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the shore to the Andaman Sea. ... á Satun (Thai สตูล) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Songkhla (Thai: ) is the one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Surat Thani (often in short Surat, Thai: ) is the largest of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. ... Trang (also Muang Thap Thiang, Thai ตรัง) is the one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the western shore of the Andaman Sea. ... Yala (Thai ยะลา) is the southernmost province (changwat) of Thailand. ... 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