Sakon Nakhon province - Definition and Overview

Sakon Nakhon
สกลนคร

Statistics
Capital:	Sakon Nakhon
Area:	9,605.8 km² Ranked 19th
Inhabitants:	1,040,766 (2000) Ranked 17th
Pop. density:	108 inh./km² Ranked 43rd
ISO 3166-2:	TH-47
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Sakon 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.

Geography

The province is located on the Khorat Plateau, not far from the river Mekong. The Nong Han lake - the biggest natural lake of North-East Thailand - near the city Sakon Nakhon is a popular resort of the local people.

Symbols

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).

Administrative divisions

The province is subdivided into 18 districts (Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 125 communes (tambon) and 1323 villages.

External links

• Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand (http://www.tourismthailand.org/province.php?id=55&region=northeast)
• Golden Jubilee Network province guide (http://kanchanapisek.or.th/cgi-bin/kp8/oncc/province.cgi?prov=e13)

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