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Sikhio Town

Sikhio () is the central town of Sikhio District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand. It covers parts of the sub-districts Sikhio and Mittraphab, a total area of 11.63&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. As of 2007 it had a population of 18,663. The town is subdivided into 19 boroughs (chumchon).

History

Sikhio was established as a sanitary district (sukhaphiban) in 1956. In 1966 the area of the district was enlarged. Like all sanitary districts, it was upgraded to a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) in 1999. Effective 31 January 2008 it was upgraded to a town (thesaban mueang).

Transport

Sikhio is on the northeastern railway connecting Bangkok with Nakhon Ratchasima. Mittraphap Road passes south of town.

References

External links

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20080919230831/http://www.sikhiucity.go.th/ (Thai)