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Amphoe Khon Sawan



 
 
Khon Sawan 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....
) 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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Khon Sawan 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....
) 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....
.

History

Khon Sawan is an ancient city, in the past named Mueang
Mueang

Mueang , Muang , Mu?ng or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar....
 Ka Long. It was built in same era as Mueang Korat by Phraya Khun Han, a cousin of the governor of Korat.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khok Pho Chai, Waeng Yai
Amphoe Waeng Yai

Wang Yai is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand....
 and Waeng Noi
Amphoe Waeng Noi

Waeng Noi is a district in the southwestern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand....
 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....
, Kaeng Sanam Nang
Amphoe Kaeng Sanam Nang

Kaeng Sanam Nang is the northernmost district of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima , often shortened to Korat or Khorat, is one of the north-eastern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chaiyaphum Province, Khon Kaen Province, Buriram Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Prachinburi Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Saraburi Province, Lopburi Province....
, and Mueang Chaiyaphum
Amphoe Mueang Chaiyaphum

Mueang Chaiyaphum is the capital district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 and Kaeng Khro
Amphoe Kaeng Khro

Kaeng Khro is a district in the eastern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Chaiyaphum Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 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....
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1.Khon Sawan????????? 
2.Yang Wai??????? 
3.Chong Sam Mo?????????? 
4.Non Sa-at???????? 
5.Huai Rai??????? 
6.Ban Sok??????? 
7.Khok Mang Ngoi?????????? 
8.Nong Kham??????? 
9.Si Samran????????