Akat Amnuai district

Akat Amnuai is a district of Sakon Nakhon province, northeast Thailand.

History

The minor district Akat Amnuai was created on 15 May 1963, when the four tambons Akat, Wa Yai, Phon Phaeng, and Phon Ngam were split off from Wanon Niwat district. On 27 July 1965 it was upgraded to a full district.

Geography

Neighboring districts are Seka of Bueng Kan province, Na Thom, Si Songkhram, and Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom province, and Phanna Nikhom, Wanon Niwat, and Kham Ta Kla of Sakon Nakhon Province.

Administration

The district is divided into eight sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 96 villages. The township Akat Amnuai covers parts of tambon Akat. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations.