Khon San is the northernmost district (
amphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Chaiyaphum ProvinceChaiyaphum is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopburi and Phetchabun.- Etymology :...
, northeastern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, 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 Burma...
.
In the early of the Rattanakosin era at the end of the 18th century, Mr. Phumi lead the people from
MueangMueang , Muang , Mường or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar. The smaller of the Mueang were subordinate of more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king...
Nakhon ThaiNakhon Thai is a district in the eastern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Thong, Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, Na Haeo, Dan Sai of Loei Province and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province.The Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is located in...
, a subordinate of Phitsanulok, to establish their new town in this area. Mr. Phumi who was the town leader sent tribute to King Rama I. The King promoted him to be Muen Aram Kamhaeng and Luang Phichit Songkhram later, the first governor position of Khon San.
As the way from Bangkok to Khon San was so long, government officers had to carry royal command documents (Thai: San สาร) by a wooden bar on their shoulders.
Khon San is the northernmost district (
amphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Chaiyaphum ProvinceChaiyaphum is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopburi and Phetchabun.- Etymology :...
, northeastern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, 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 Burma...
.
History
In the early of the Rattanakosin era at the end of the 18th century, Mr. Phumi lead the people from
MueangMueang , Muang , Mường or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar. The smaller of the Mueang were subordinate of more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king...
Nakhon ThaiNakhon Thai is a district in the eastern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Thong, Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, Na Haeo, Dan Sai of Loei Province and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province.The Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is located in...
, a subordinate of Phitsanulok, to establish their new town in this area. Mr. Phumi who was the town leader sent tribute to King Rama I. The King promoted him to be Muen Aram Kamhaeng and Luang Phichit Songkhram later, the first governor position of Khon San.
As the way from Bangkok to Khon San was so long, government officers had to carry royal command documents (Thai: San สาร) by a wooden bar on their shoulders. This method of carrying is called Khon (คอน) in Thai.
In the reign of King Rama V, the town was downgraded to be a tambon of
Phu Khiao districtPhu Khiao is a district in the northern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Phu Khiao was a city in the early of Rattanakosin era at the end of the 18th century. The center of the city was in Ban Mueang Kao . The governor position was Phraya Krai Singhanat...
. On August 16 1958 it was again separated from Phu Khiao and became a minor district (
King Amphoe), then containing the three
tambon Khon San, Nun Khun and Thung Phra. It was official upgraded to a full district On December 10 1959.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Phu Pha ManPhu Pha Man is the northwesternmost district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was established as a minor district on July 15 1981 with the two tambon Non Don and Na Fai split off from Chum Phae district...
and
Chum PhaeChum Phae is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area was occupied since prehistoric times...
of
Khon Kaen ProvinceKhon Kaen is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nongbua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun and Loei.-Geography:Khon Kaen is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau...
,
Phu KhiaoPhu Khiao is a district in the northern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Phu Khiao was a city in the early of Rattanakosin era at the end of the 18th century. The center of the city was in Ban Mueang Kao . The governor position was Phraya Krai Singhanat...
,
Kaset SombunKaset Sombun is a district in the northern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Originally, the district was a minor district under the district Phu Khio. 1917 the minor district was renamed from Kaset Sombun to Ban Yang, the name of the central tambon...
and
Nong Bua DaengNong Bua Daeng is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was established as a minor district on July 16, 1965, when the two tambon Nong Bua Daeng and Nang Daet were split off from Kaset Sombun district...
of Chaiyaphum Province, and
Mueang PhetchabunMueang Phetchabun is the capital district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:Mueang Phetchabun was an ancient frontier city, established in Sukhothai era. Prince Damrong Rajanubhab found the old forts on the both banks of the Pa Sak River, same landscaping as Mueang Phitsanulok...
,
Lom SakLom Sak is a district in the northern part of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:The history of Lom Sak area dates back to the founding time of the Sukhothai kingdom in the 13th century. The governor of Mueang Rat , Pho Khun Pha Mueang , was one of Thai warlords who defeated the...
and
Nam NaoNam Nao is the northeasternmost district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:On November 16 1978 the tambon Nam Nao and Lak Dan were split from Lom Sak district and made into a minor district...
of
Phetchabun ProvincePhetchabun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit and Phitsanulok.- Geography :...
.
In the south of the district is the Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary. The
Chulabhorn damChulabhorn Dam is a dam in Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand. The dam is named after a princess, Chulabhorn Walailak, of Thailand. The dam is in Tambon Thung Lui Lai, Amphur Kon San, Chaiyaphum Province on the Nam Phrom River. The dam is 700 metres long and 70 metres high. It holds a reservoir of 31...
creates an artificial lake out of the Nam Phrom river, covering about 12 km². The 700 metres long and 70 metres high dam was finished in 1973 and is used for generating hydroelectric power.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (
tambonTambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 83 villages (
mubanMuban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). Khon San is also the only township (thesaban tambon of the district, covering parts of the
tambon Khon San and Dong Bang. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| 1. |
Khon San |
คอนสาร |
|
| 2. |
Thung Phra |
ทุ่งพระ |
|
| 3. |
Non Khun |
โนนคูณ |
|
| 4. |
Huai Yang |
ห้วยยาง |
|
| 5. |
Thung Luilai |
ทุ่งลุยลาย |
|
| 6. |
Dong Bang |
ดงบัง |
|
| 7. |
Thung Na Lao |
ทุ่งนาเลา |
|
| 8. |
Dong Klang |
ดงกลาง |
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