Krasae Sin district

District in Songkhla, Thailand

Krasae Sin กระแสสินธุ์
District
District location in Songkhla province
Coordinates: 7°37′6″N 100°19′42″E / 7.61833°N 100.32833°E / 7.61833; 100.32833
Country	Thailand
Province	Songkhla
Seat	Krasae Sin
Area
• Total	96.4 km² (37.2 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	16,055
• Density	166.5/km² (431/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	90270
Geocode	9008

Krasae Sin (Thai: กระแสสินธุ์, pronounced [krā.sɛ̌ː sǐn]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Songkhla province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sathing Phra of Songkhla Province; Pak Phayun, Bang Kaeo, Khao Chaison, and Mueang Phatthalung of Phatthalung province; and Ranot of Songkhla Province.

The western part of the district is on the shores of Thale Luang and Thale Noi, the northern parts of the Songkhla Lake.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 16 February 1978, when the three tambons, Choeng Sae, Ko Yai, and Rong, were split off from Ranot district.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994.^[2]

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 22 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas within the district; there are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Ko Yai	เกาะใหญ่	9	6,928
2.	Rong	โรง	5	3,033
3.	Choeng Sae	เชิงแส	4	2,987
4.	Krasae Sin	กระแสสินธุ์	4	3,107

References

^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอระโนด จังหวัดสงขลา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอกระแสสินธุ์ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 95 (21 ง): 519. February 21, 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2012.
^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 111 (21 ก): 32–35. June 3, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.