Amphoe Kaeng Khro

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Amphoe Kaeng Khro

Kaeng Khro is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in the eastern part of Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Lopburi Province and Phetchabun Province....
, northeastern Thailand

Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

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Chaiyaphum Province

Thailand

History

The area was originally part of Phu Khiao district

Amphoe Phu Khiao

Phu Khiao is a district in the northern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
. It became a separate district on August 13th, 1959.

The name of the district comes from the small river which flows behind the district office. Along the river bank many Ta Khro trees (Schleichera oleosa Merr.) grow. The people thus named the small river Kaeng Khro (Kaeng ???? or ???? means small river).

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phu Khiao

Amphoe Phu Khiao

Phu Khiao is a district in the northern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
and Ban Thaen

Amphoe Ban Thaen

Ban Thaen is the northeasternmost district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
of Chaiyaphum Province, Mancha Khiri

Amphoe Mancha Khiri

Mancha Khiri is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand....
and Khok Pho Chai of Khon Kaen Province

Khon Kaen Province

Khon Kaen is the second-largest of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nongbua Lamphu Province, Udon Thani Province, Kalasin Province, Maha Sarakham Province, Buriram Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Phetchabun Province and Loei Province....
, and Khon Sawan

Amphoe Khon Sawan

Khon Sawan is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Mueang Chaiyaphum

Amphoe Mueang Chaiyaphum

Mueang Chaiyaphum is the capital district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
and Kaset Sombun

Amphoe Kaset Sombun

Kaset Sombun is a district in the northern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
of Chaiyaphum again.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 125 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
).

1.	Chong Sam Mo	??????????
2.	Nong Kham	???????
3.	Na Nong Thum	??????????
4.	Ban Kaeng	????????
5.	Nong Sang	?????????
6.	Lup Kha	??????
7.	Khok Kung	??????
8.	Kao Ya Di	?????????
9.	Tha Mafai Wan	???????????
10.	Nong Phai	???????