Kusuman district

District in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand

Kusuman กุสุมาลย์
District
District location in Sakon Nakhon province
Coordinates: 17°19′54″N 104°20′0″E / 17.33167°N 104.33333°E / 17.33167; 104.33333
Country	Thailand
Province	Sakon Nakhon
Seat	Kusuman
Area
• Total	454.0 km² (175.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	45,014
• Density	99.1/km² (257/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	47210
Geocode	4702

Kusuman (Thai: กุสุมาลย์, pronounced [kù(ʔ).sù(ʔ).māːn]) is a district (amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Phon Na Kaeo and Mueang Sakon Nakhon of Sakon Nakhon Province, Na Wa, Phon Sawan, Mueang Nakhon Phanom, and Pla Pak of Nakhon Phanom province.

History

The district dates back to Mueang Kusuman, which was established in 1844. In 1862 a second mueang named Phot Phaisan was established nearby. In 1914 Kusuman was reduced to a tambon of Mueang Sakon Nakhon district. In 1962 Kusuman was again named a minor district (king amphoe), as the large size of Mueang District made it difficult to administer.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 14 November 1967.^[2]

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 63 villages (mubans). Kusuman is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Kusuman. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Kusuman	กุสุมาลย์	12	10,330
2.	Na Pho	นาโพธิ์	11	7,773
3.	Na Phiang	นาเพียง	11	7,423
4.	Pho Phaisan	โพธิไพศาล	15	9,460
5.	Um Chan	อุ่มจาน	14	10,028

References

^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่การปกครองอำเภอเมืองสกลนครตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 81 (14 ง): 250. February 4, 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012.
^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตอำเภอกุดบาก และอำเภอกุสุมาลย์ พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 84 (111 ก): 917–919. November 14, 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012.