Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sathing Phra district, Sathing Phra of Songkhla Province; Pak Phayun district, Pak Phayun, Bang Kaeo district, Bang Kaeo, Khao Chaison district, Khao Chaison, and Mueang Phatthalung district, Mueang Phatthalung of Phatthalung province; and Ranot district, Ranot of Songkhla Province. The western part of the district is on the shores of ''Thale Luang'' and ''Thale Noi'', the northern parts of the Songkhla Lake.History
The minor district (''king amphoe'') was created on 16 February 1978, when the three ''tambons'', Choeng Sae, Ko Yai, and Rong, were split off from Ranot district. It was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994.Administration
The district is divided into four sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 22 villages (''mubans''). There are no municipal (''thesaban'') areas within the district; there are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).References
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