Sakon Nakhon: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Sakon Nakhon
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 76,237
• Coordinates: 17.1612° N, 104.1472° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 544 km (338 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sakon Nakhon Airport (SNO): 4.8 km (3.0 mi), straight line
• Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP): 58 km (36 mi), straight line
• Roi Et Airport (ROI): 123 km (76 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Phon Na Kaeo: 17 km (10 mi)
• Tao Ngoi: 18 km (11 mi)
• Khok Si Suphan: 19 km (12 mi)
• Phu Phan: 26 km (16 mi)
• Kusuman: 27 km (17 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Savannakhet, 93 km (58 mi)

Things to see

• Achan Man Phurithatto Museum (museum)
• Nua Temple (place of worship)
• Pho Chai Temple (place of worship)
• Somdet Chaofa Galyani Vadhana Park (park)
• Wat Phra Thad Chaeng Chum Worawihan Temple (place of worship)
• White Squirrel (artwork)