Khao Wong district

Khao Wong
เขาวง
District
District location in Kalasin province
District location in Kalasin province
Coordinates: 16°42′0″N 104°5′24″E / 16.70000°N 104.09000°E / 16.70000; 104.09000
CountryThailand
ProvinceKalasin
SeatKhum Kao
Area
 • Total
205.1 km2 (79.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
35,130
 • Density171.3/km2 (444/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code46160
Geocode4606

Khao Wong (Thai: เขาวง, pronounced [kʰǎw wōŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the eastern part of Kalasin province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Kuchinarai and Na Khu of Kalasin Province, Dong Luang and Khamcha-i of Mukdahan province.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 June 1969, when the five tambons Khum Kao, Song Plueai, Na Khu, Phu Laen Chang, and Nong Phue were split off from Kuchinarai district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1974.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into six subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 59 villages (mubans). Kut Sim is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Khum Kao, Kut Sim Khum Mai, and tambon Kut Pla Khao. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Khum Kao คุ้มเก่า 13 9,137
2. Song Plueai สงเปลือย 12 7,271
3. Nong Phue หนองผือ 10 5,884
6. Kut Sim Khum Mai กุดสิมคุ้มใหม่ 12 6,808
8. Saphang Thong สระพังทอง 7 2,924
11. Kut Pla Khao กุดปลาค้าว 5 3,106

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Na Khu District.

References

  1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 86 (55 ง): 1974. 17 June 1969. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2012.
  2. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเขาวง อำเภอเชียงม่วน อำเภอดอนตาล อำเภอชาติตระการ อำเภอภูเรือ อำเภอเคียนซา อำเภอน้ำโสม อำเภอหนองวัวซอ และอำเภอน้ำยืน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๗ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 91 (54 ก special issue): 30–33. 28 March 1974. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011.


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