Khao Suan Kwang ( th, เขาสวนกวาง, ) is a district (''
amphoe'') of
Khon Kaen province, northeastern
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
.
History
The minor district (''
king amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to counti ...
'') Khao Suan Kwang was established in 1978 by splitting it from
Nam Phong district
Nam Phong ( th, น้ำพอง, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province.
Geography
The Nam Phong district is surrounded by Non Sa-at (in the Udon Thani province), Kranuan, Sam Sung, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ubolratana, and Khao S ...
. It was upgraded to a full district on 16 March 1985.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise):
Nam Phong and
Ubolratana of Khon Kaen Province;
Non Sang of
Nong Bua Lamphu province
Nong Bua Lamphu ( th, หนองบัวลำภู, , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in upper northeastern Thailand also called Isan. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Udon Thani, Khon Kaen ...
;
Nong Wua So,
Nong Saeng, and
Non Sa-at
Non Sa-at ( th, โนนสะอาด, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Saeng and Kumphawapi of Udon Thani Pro ...
of
Udon Thani province
Udon Thani province ( th, อุดรธานี, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') which lies in upper northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. It is bordered by the provinces of Nong Khai to the north, Sakon Nakhon ...
.
Administration
The district is divided into five subdistricts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district ('' amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 '' khwaen ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 56 villages (''
mubans''). Khao Suan Kwang is a township (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
'') which covers parts of ''tambons'' Khao Suan Kwang and Kham Muang. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071026202002/http://cddweb.cdd.go.th/khaosuankwang/ (Thai)
amphoe.com
{{Amphoe Khon Kaen
Khao Suan Kwang