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| Capital: | km² Ranked 19th |
| Inhabitants: | 1,040,766 (2000) Ranked 17th |
| Pop. density: | 108 inh./km² Ranked 43rd |
| ISO 3166-2: | TH-47 |
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Sakhon Nakhon (Thai สกลนคร) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Kalasin and Udon Thani.
The province is located on the Khorat Plateau, not far from the river Mekong. The Non Hang lake near the city Sakhon Nakhon is a popular resort of the local people.
| The provincial seal show the Phrathat Choeng Chum, a Lao-style chedi built during the Ayutthaya period over a Khmer style prang.
The provincial tree is the banaba or Queen's Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia speciosa). |
The province is subdivided into 18 districts (Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 125 communes (tambon) and 1323 villages.
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