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Wikipedia / Sam Chai district

Sam Chai (, ) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Kalasin province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Kham Muang, Sahatsakhan, and Nong Kung Si of Kalasin Province and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani province.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 April 1995, when it was split off from Kham Muang district.

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

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 46 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.

Name

Thai name

Villages

Pop.

1.

Samran

สำราญ

12

7,800

2.

Samran Tai

สำราญใต้

19

9,068

3.

Kham Sang Thiang

คำสร้างเที่ยง

7

3,173

4.

Nong Chang

หนองช้าง

8

5,181

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