Samrong Thap is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the eastern part of Surin Province

Surin Province

Surin is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et and Sisaket...

, northeastern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Samrong Thap was established on September 1 1958. It was upgraded to a full district on December 11 1959.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Sikhoraphum

Amphoe Sikhoraphum

Sikhoraphum is a district in the central part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Sanom and Samrong Thap of Surin Province, Prang Ku of Sisaket Province, Si Narong, Lamduan, Mueang Surin, Khwao Sinarin and Chom Phra of Surin again.-Administration:The...

, Sanom

Amphoe Sanom

Sanom is a district in the northern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The original name of the main town was Ban Nong Sanom , which was a village under Mueang Surin...

 and Non Narai

Amphoe Non Narai

-History:The minor district was established on July 1 1997, when five tambon were split from Rattanaburi district.Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts...

 of Surin Province, Mueang Chan

Amphoe Mueang Chan

Mueang Chan is a district of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on April 1 1992, when three tambon were split off from Uthumphon Phisai district...

, Huai Thap Than

Amphoe Huai Thap Than

Huai Thap Than is a district in the western part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Chan, Uthumphon Phisai and Prang Ku of Sisaket Province, and Samrong Thap of Surin Province.-History:The minor district Haui Thap Than was established on...

 and Prang Ku

Amphoe Prang Ku

Prang Ku is a district in the western part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand. The district with the most arid province Si Sa Ket And drought-ranked Thailand.-Geography:...

 of Sisaket Province

Sisaket Province

Sisaket , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.-Geography:...

.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 100 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Samrong Thap is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Samrong Thap and Nong Phai Lom. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Samrong Thap	สำโรงทาบ	12	6,900
2.	Nong Phai Lom	หนองไผ่ล้อม	13	9,538
3.	Kra-om	กระออม	9	4,780
4.	Nong Ha	หนองฮะ	11	4,939
5.	Si Suk	ศรีสุข	8	4,785
6.	Ko Kaeo	เกาะแก้ว	11	5,301
7.	Muen Si	หมื่นศรี	9	5,494
8.	Samet	เสม็จ	8	3,608
9.	Sano	สะโน	9	3,318
10.	Pradu	ประดู่	10	3,796