Suwannaphum district
Suwannaphum
สุวรรณภูมิ | |
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Tambons (sub-districts) of Suwannaphum | |
District location in Roi Et province | |
| Coordinates: 15°36′33″N 103°48′1″E / 15.60917°N 103.80028°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Roi Et |
| Seat | Sa Khu |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,107.042 km2 (427.431 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 116,917 |
| • Density | 105.6/km2 (274/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 45130 |
| Geocode | 4511 |
Suwannaphum (Thai: สุวรรณภูมิ, pronounced [sù.wān.nā.pʰūːm]; Northeastern Thai: สุวรรณภูมิ, pronounced [sȕ.wân.nā.pʰûːm]) is a district (amphoe) of Roi Et province, in eastern Thailand. It is named after the legendary country of Suwannaphum, which according to Thai tradition was on the Chao Phraya plain. It was the seat of a small Lao mandala kingdom until the Laotian Rebellion of 1826-1829 ended vestiges of Lao independence west of the Mekong.