Akat Amnuai district
district in Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand
Akat Amnuai (Thai: อากาศอำนวย, pronounced [ʔāː.kàːt ʔām.nūaj]; Northeastern Thai: อากาศอำนวย, pronounced [ʔàː.kàːt ʔàm.nûaj]) is a district (amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon province, northeast Thailand.
History
The minor district (king amphoe) 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 (from the north clockwise) 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 (tambons), which are further subdivided into 96 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Akat Amnuai covers parts of tambon Akat. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q475058. Authority coordinates are 17.597, 103.975. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1963 and 1965.
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