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Sakon Nakhon Province
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| 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 |
| Governor: | Phairat Sakonphan (since October 2007) |
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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. The capital is Sakon Nakhon.
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The word Sakon originates from the Sanskrit word sakala(Devanagari: सकल) meaning entire, whole, or total, and the word Nakhon from Sanskrit nagara(Devanagari: नगर) meaning town or city. Hence the name of the province literally means City of cities.
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. The Phu Phan Mountains delimit the province to the south.
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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). |
The province is subdivided into 18 districts (Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 125 communes (tambon) and 1323 villages (muban).
- Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand
- Website of province (Thai only)
- Sakon Nakhon provincial map, coat of arms and postal stamp
