Sakhon Nakhon

[moni76]

Hello my name is Monique Mclean and i live in Australia.I am thai born but adopted by an Australian couple in 1976.I was wondering if there is anyone that can tell me about the area Sakhon Nakhon please?

[tubber]

Hello my name is Monique Mclean and i live in Australia.I am thai born but adopted by an Australian couple in 1976.I was wondering if there is anyone that can tell me about the area Sakhon Nakhon please?

What would you like to know?

[funfun]

Hello my name is Monique Mclean and i live in Australia.I am thai born but adopted by an Australian couple in 1976.I was wondering if there is anyone that can tell me about the area Sakhon Nakhon please?

just googled this for ya tells you basics about it photos maps etc, sorry i aint bin there.

good luck

chris

[jckei]

Dont know what you want to know... But Ive been there some times and can happily answer questions, if I dont know the answers I can just ask my girlfriend (her hometown).

[moni76]

What would you like to know?

Hello tubber, thankyou for getting back to me.What is the population in Sakhon Nakon?What kind of town is it?is it poor?I just want as much info on the town itself as im planning to visit in the near future.thanks

[moni76]

Hello.thankyou for getting bak to me.Im really interested to know as much on Sakhon Nakhon as possible.like whats the population, is it a nice area.Is it a nice place to live?im planning on visiting there in the near future.

thankyou.any info would be very much appreciated

[bdenner]

It's the home of the Thai-French Beef Company, IMO the best beef in Thailand. Has a small airport with at least one flight a day from Don Muaeng. Most of the major department stores eg Tesco etc. Typical Isaan Provincial hub.

One claim to fame and not very pleasent is they are well known for the way they dispose of unwanted dogs collected from the surrounding Provinces. Illegal but tolerated there.

[tubber]

Hi Moni76

Sakon Nakhon is in the upper Northeast. It is on the Phu Phan mountain range and has many forest temple retreats for meditation. Sakhon Nakhon is 647 kilometers from Bangkok and has an area of 9,605 squre kilometers. The province consists of 18 districts: Muang Sakhon Nakhon, Waritchaphum, Kutbak, Kusuman, Ban Muong, Phanna Nikhom, Sawang Daen Din, Wanon Niwat, Phang Khon, Akat Amnuai, Songdao, Kham Ta Kla, Toa-ngoi, Khok Si Suphan, Nikhom Nam-un, Charoen Sin, Phon Na Kaeo and Phu Phan. Sakon Nakhon is a town in Thailand within the Isan region, and capital city of the Sakon Nakhon Province. The city's name can be translated to international city. The city has a population of approximately 76,000. It has a regional airport in the north, Sakon Nakhon Airport. During World War II, the town became a haven for Free Thais, and a base for Communist activities in the late 1950s. Fish and rice are two of the largest products of the region. The biggest lake of north-east Thailand is situated north of the city, known as Lake Nong Han.. Got that off a couple of websites so don't know how accurate the population figures are, it also says the population of the whole pr

ovince is 1.1 million. There isn't too much in the "city" so if 

you are visiting I wouldn't bother packing too many party clothes. Shopping isn't exactly varied unless you want spares for agriculural machinery.

I live in a village 50km outside the city and it used to be really dirt poor but things have improved a lot lately, we have a new hospital and school or maybe I have just got used to it. There is a Big C, Lotus and Macro in the city. If you want to know anything else just ask, as previously mentioned dog is also on the menu, the best being found in Thalae, so I have been told.

[moni76]

Hello Tubber Thankyou for all that information.was very interesting to read.What is the district Sawang Daen Din like?

[tubber]

Hello Tubber Thankyou for all that information.was very interesting to read.What is the district Sawang Daen Din like?

Been a while since I was there, last I heard there was an outbreak of bird flu. Going past there tomorrow as it happens.

[Asian Frog]

About Life in Sakhon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom,

Provincial cities, with most of the commodities you may need. 3 supermarket in SN: Big C, Makro and Tesco. At few kilometers Thai French meat company whoseller of the best meat of Thailand, plenty of fish farms in the region, fresh water prawns, life is peaceful, people are pleasant, few expats, Universities, schools, Golf....well you can organise your life nicely and from time to time you can fly from the Airport to Bangkok for a week end shopping. Important christian presence in SN,

Welcome in the region

[tubber]

Hi Moni76

  Went through Sawang Daen Din on the way to Udon, it is about 80km from Sakon Nakhon city and seemed to a reasonable sized town with a Tesco Lotus. Once outside the town, like the rest of Sakon Nakhon it is mostly rice fields Agree with Asianfrog, life is pretty laid back up here.

Cheers

Jim