Satuek 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 northeastern part of Buriram Province

Buriram Province

Buri Ram or is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia...

, 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...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Krasang

Amphoe Krasang

Krasang is a district in the eastern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phlapphla Chai, Mueang Buriram, Huai Rat, Satuek of Buriram Province and Mueang Surin of Surin Province.-History:Originally part of tambon Song Chan of Mueang Buriram...

, Huai Rat

Amphoe Huai Rat

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Krasang, Mueang Buriram, Ban Dan and Satuek of Buriram Province.-History:The minor district Huai Rat was created on April 1 1990, when the five tambon Huai Rat, Sam Waeng, Ta Sao, Ban Tako and Sanuan were split off from Mueang Buriram district...

, Ban Dan

Amphoe Ban Dan

-History:The minor district Ban Dan was created on July 15 1996 by splitting 4 tambon from Mueang Buriram 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...

, Khu Mueang

Amphoe Khu Mueang

Khu Mueang is a district in the northern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khaen Dong, Satuek, Ban Dan, Mueang Buriram, Lam Plai Mat of Buriram Province, Lam Thamenchai, Mueang Yang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Phutthaisong of Buriram...

, Khaen Dong

Amphoe Khaen Dong

Khaen Dong is a district in the northern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Satuek, Ban Dan and Khu Mueang of Buriram Province and Chumphon Buri of Surin Province....

 of Buriram Province, Chumphon Buri

Amphoe Chumphon Buri

Chumphon Buri is a district in the northwestern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district dates back to Mueang Chumphon Buri, which was converted into a district during the thesaphiban administrative reform around 1900.On February 22 1938 the eastern part of the district...

, Tha Tum

Amphoe Tha Tum

Tha Tum is a district in the northern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Rattanaburi, Sanom and Chom Phra of Surin Province, Satuek of Buriram Province, Chumphon Buri of Surin again, and Kaset Wisai and Suwannaphum of Roi Et...

, Chom Phra

Amphoe Chom Phra

Chom Phra is a district in the northern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Tha Tum, Sanom, Sikhoraphum, Khwao Sinarin and Mueang Surin of Surin Province, and Satuek of Buriram Province.-History:The minor district Chom Phra was established in 1959,...

 and Amphoe Mueang Surin

Amphoe Mueang Surin

Mueang Surin is the capital district of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chom Phra, Khwao Sinarin, Sikhoraphum, Lamduan and Prasat of Surin Province, Krasang and Satuek of Buriram Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 21 subdistricts ,...

 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...

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History

Originally a tambon of Mueang Buriram district

Amphoe Mueang Buriram

Mueang Buriram is the capital district of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Prakhon Chai, Nang Rong, Chamni, Lam Plai Mat, Khu Mueang, Ban Dan, Huai Rat and Krasang of Buriram Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 19 subdistricts ,...

, the minor district (King Amphoe) Satuek was created in 1938. It was upgraded to a full district on November 1 1947.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 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 190 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...

). Satuek is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Satuek and Nikhom. There are further 12 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.	Satuek	สตึก	25	11,481
2.	Nikhom	นิคม	24	16,322
3.	Thung Wang	ทุ่งวัง	15	8,480
4.	Mueang Kae	เมืองแก	19	11,517
5.	Nong Yai	หนองใหญ่	16	9,153
6.	Ron Thong	ร่อนทอง	18	11,839
9.	Don Mon	ดอนมนต์	10	5,609
10.	Chum Saeng	ชุมแสง	18	10,175
11.	Tha Muang	ท่าม่วง	12	6,375
12.	Sakae	สะแก	13	7,170
14.	Sanam Chai	สนามชัย	12	6,469
15.	Krasang	กระสัง	8	4,631

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Khaen Dong district.