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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Si Chomphu
| native_name = สีชมพู
| native_name_lang= th
| settlement_type = [[District]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_map = Amphoe 4006.svg
| map_caption = District location in [[Khon Kaen province]]
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| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = Thailand
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Khon Kaen Province|Khon Kaen]]
| subdivision_type2 = Seat
| subdivision_name2 = Wang Phoem
| subdivision_type3 = ''[[Subdistrict]]''
| subdivision_name3 =
| subdivision_type4 = ''[[Muban]]''
| subdivision_name4 =
| established_title = District established
| established_date =
| population_total = 78220
| population_as_of = 2005
| population_density_km2 = {{formatnum:147.9|R}}
| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:529.041|R}}
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| blank_name_sec1 = [[Postal code]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 40220
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Geocode]]
| blank_info_sec2 = 4006
| timezone = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]]
| utc_offset = +7
| coordinates = {{coord|16|48|1|N|102|11|16|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}}
| website =
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'''Si Chomphu''' ({{langx|th|สีชมพู}}, {{IPA|th|sǐː tɕʰōm.pʰūː|pron}}; {{langx|tts|สีชมพู}}, {{IPA|tts|sǐ sôm.pʰûː|pron}}) is a district (''[[amphoe]]'') of [[Khon Kaen province]], northeastern [[Thailand]].

==History==
The district was established as a minor district (''[[king amphoe]]'') on 1 July 1965, when three ''tambons'', Si Suk, Si Chomphu, and Na Chan were split from [[Chum Phae district]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=83|issue=59 ง|pages=2260|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2509/D/059/2260.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614155728/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2509/D/059/2260.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 14, 2012|date=July 12, 1965|language=Thai}}</ref> It was upgraded to a full district on 1 March 1969.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=86|issue=16 ก|pages=225–229|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอสมเด็จ อำเภอสีชมพู อำเภอหนองบัวแดง อำเภอบ้านแท่น อำเภอดอนตูม อำเภอนากลาง อำเภอศรีบุญเรือง และอำเภอป่าติ้ว พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๒|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2512/A/016/225.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324104202/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2512/A/016/225.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 24, 2012|date=February 25, 1969|language=Thai}}</ref>

==Geography==
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): [[Si Bun Rueang district|Si Bun Rueang]] of [[Nong Bua Lamphu province]]; [[Nong Na Kham district|Nong Na Kham]], [[Wiang Kao district|Wiang Kao]], and [[Chum Phae district|Chum Phae]] of Khon Kaen Province; and [[Phu Kradueng district|Phu Kradueng]] of [[Loei province]].

==Administration==
The district is divided into 10 subdistricts (''[[tambon]]s''), which are further subdivided into 107 villages (''[[muban]]s''). Si Chomphu is a township (''[[thesaban tambon]]'') and covers parts of ''tambon'' Wang Phoem. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
{|
! No.
! Name
! Thai name
! Villages
! [[Population|Pop.]]
|-
||1.||Si Chomphu||สีชมพู||11||9,039||
|-
||2.||Si Suk||ศรีสุข||15||11,109||
|-
||3.||Na Chan||นาจาน||14||10,035||
|-
||4.||Wang Phoem||วังเพิ่ม||13||11,377||
|-
||5.||Sam Yang||ซำยาง||6||3,875||
|-
||6.||Nong Daeng||หนองแดง||10||7,255||
|-
||7.||Dong Lan||ดงลาน||9||7,691||
|-
||8.||Boribun||บริบูรณ์||12||7,111||
|-
||9.||Ban Mai||บ้านใหม่||10||5,619||
|-
||10.||Phu Han||ภูห่าน||7||5,109||
|}

==Attractions==
*Wat Tham Saeng Tham, Tambon Boribun - A large Buddhist temple complex with a cave system inside the mountain. Inside the main cave has a marble floor. A large building is built on the outside of the mountain and the entrance has a grand gateway.<ref>Ellis, Martin, Caves of Eastern Thailand, Shepton Mallet – Somerset UK (2017)</ref>
*Wat Pha Nam Thiang, Tambon Boribun - Another Buddhist temple cave which is singular, large and high. There are free roaming monkeys.<ref>Vogt, Nils, Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand, www.booksmango.com (2014)</ref>
*[[Phu Wiang National Park]], Wiang Kao, Phu Wiang, Si Chomphu and Chum Phae districts - The Park is noted for its dinosaur excavations.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=51&pv=5 amphoe.com]

{{Amphoe Khon Kaen}}

[[Category:Districts of Khon Kaen province|Si Chomphu]]

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