Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Statistics Capital: Sakhon Nakhon Area: 9,605.8 km² Ranked 19th Inhabitants: 1,036,178 (2001) Ranked 16th Pop. density: 108 inh./km² Ranked 43rd ISO 3166-2: TH-47 Map Sakhon 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. Table of contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Symbols 4 Administrative divisions 5 External links Geography The province is located on the Khorat Plateau, not far from the river Mekong. The Non Hang lake near the city Sakhon Nakhon is a popular resort of the local people. Symbols 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). Administrative divisions Amphoe (districts) Mueang Sakon Nakhon Kusuman Kut Bak Phanna Nikhom Phang Khon Waritchaphum Nikhom Nam Un Wanon Niwat Kham Ta Kla Ban Muang Akat Amnuai Sawang Daen Din Song Dao Tao Ngoi Khok Si Suphan Charoen Sin Phon Na Kaeo Phu Phan External links Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand Golden Jubilee Network province guide This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.