Si Chiang Mai ( Thai : ศรีเชียงใหม่ , pronounced [sǐː t͡ɕʰīa̯ŋ màj] ) is a district ( amphoe ) in the western part of Nong Khai province , northeastern Thailand . It may also be spelled Sri Chiang Mai .
2-464: Si Chiang Mai district was established by King Setthathirath of Lan Xang Kingdom. It was named after Chiang Mai , the hometown of his grandmother, the former queen of Chiang Mai (his mother was the princess from Lan Na ). It was created as a district of Nong Khai Province on 4 August 1958, when it was split off from Tha Bo district . Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise): Tha Bo , Pho Tak , and Sangkhom of Nong Khai Province. To
4-584: The north across the Mekong river is the Lao province Vientiane Prefecture . A basalt plateau is flanked by the Mekong River to the north. Si Chiang Mai is divided into four sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 43 administrative villages ( mubans ). Missing number is a tambon which now forms Pho Tak District. There are two sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambons ) in
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