The name of the district means 'house of monkeys', which refers to the old name of the area, Kut Ling (กุดลิง). Ling is the Thai word for 'monkey', however in this case it is the name of a tree. Thus the old name meant 'Water which stops flowing at Ling trees'.
Potash deposits were discovered in the area in the late-1970s. The Chinese state-owned China Ming Ta Potash Corporation, gained permission for five years to explore 120,000 rai of land in the district in 2015. Residents of the district's 82 villages are concerned about the potential environmental impacts of mining projects.[1] Potash mining produces large quantities of salt tailings. Residents are worried that the new potash mine will cause environmental problems like high salt concentration in the soil, contamination of water sources, and soil subsidence.[2]
Administrationedit
The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 175 villages (mubans). Wanon Niwat is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Wanon Niwat. There are a further 14 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
wanon, niwat, district, wanon, niwat, thai, วานรน, วาส, pronounced, wāː, wâːt, district, amphoe, northern, part, sakon, nakhon, province, northeast, thailand, wanon, niwat, วานรน, วาสdistrictdistrict, location, sakon, nakhon, provincecoordinates, 63222, 75194,. Wanon Niwat Thai wanrniwas pronounced waː nɔ ːn ni waːt is a district amphoe in the northern part of Sakon Nakhon province northeast Thailand Wanon Niwat wanrniwasDistrictDistrict location in Sakon Nakhon provinceCoordinates 17 37 56 N 103 45 7 E 17 63222 N 103 75194 E 17 63222 103 75194Country ThailandProvinceSakon NakhonArea Total1 001 0 km2 386 5 sq mi Population 2008 Total121 097 Density119 4 km2 309 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code47120Geocode4708 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 Environment 4 Administration 5 References 6 External linksEtymology editThe name of the district means house of monkeys which refers to the old name of the area Kut Ling kudling Ling is the Thai word for monkey however in this case it is the name of a tree Thus the old name meant Water which stops flowing at Ling trees Geography editNeighboring districts are from the north clockwise Ban Muang Kham Ta Kla Akat Amnuai Phanna Nikhom Phang Khon Sawang Daen Din and Charoen Sin Environment editPotash deposits were discovered in the area in the late 1970s The Chinese state owned China Ming Ta Potash Corporation gained permission for five years to explore 120 000 rai of land in the district in 2015 Residents of the district s 82 villages are concerned about the potential environmental impacts of mining projects 1 Potash mining produces large quantities of salt tailings Residents are worried that the new potash mine will cause environmental problems like high salt concentration in the soil contamination of water sources and soil subsidence 2 Administration editThe district is divided into 14 sub districts tambons which are further subdivided into 175 villages mubans Wanon Niwat is a sub district municipality thesaban tambon which covers parts of tambon Wanon Niwat There are a further 14 tambon administrative organizations TAO No Name Thai Villages Pop 3 0 1 Wanon Niwat wanrniwas 17 17 501 0 2 Duea Si Khan Chai eduxsrikhnichy 15 11 645 0 3 Khua Kai khwkay 13 0 8 336 0 4 Nong Sanom hnxngsnm 19 13 254 0 5 Khu Sakham khusakham 0 9 0 5 676 0 6 That thatu 21 13 854 0 7 Nong Waeng hnxngaewng 0 6 0 4 738 0 8 Si Wichai sriwichy 14 0 8 976 0 9 Na So nasx 10 0 6 662 10 In Plaeng xinthraeplng 0 9 0 4 132 11 Na Kham nakha 10 0 4 471 12 Khon Sawan khxnswrrkh 0 9 0 5 204 13 Kut Ruea Kham kuderuxkha 0 9 0 6 951 14 Nong Waeng Tai hnxngaewngit 14 0 9 697References edit Duggleby Luke 13 July 2019 What lies below should stay below The Isaan Record Retrieved 7 August 2019 Saisom Jirasuda 14 November 2017 New push for potash mining hits opposition in Isaan The Isaan Record Retrieved 14 December 2017 Population statistics 2008 Department of Provincial Administration External links editamphoe com Thai nbsp This Sakon Nakhon Province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wanon Niwat district amp oldid 1072358224, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
