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Phu Khiao 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 northern 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....
.

Khiao was a city (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....
) in the early of Rattanakosin era at the end of the 18th century. The center of the city was in Ban Mueang Kao (which now is in Kaset Sombun district
Amphoe Kaset Sombun

Kaset Sombun is a district in the northern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
). The governor position was Phraya Krai Singhanat. When the city grew, Phraya Krai Singhanat (Ruecha) moved the center of the city to Ban Kut Chueak.






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Phu Khiao 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 northern 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....
.

History

Phu Khiao was a city (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....
) in the early of Rattanakosin era at the end of the 18th century. The center of the city was in Ban Mueang Kao (which now is in Kaset Sombun district
Amphoe Kaset Sombun

Kaset Sombun is a district in the northern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
). The governor position was Phraya Krai Singhanat. When the city grew, Phraya Krai Singhanat (Ruecha) moved the center of the city to Ban Kut Chueak. His son, the next governor Phraya Krai Singhanat (Bunma) was promoted by the government in Bangkok to be Phraya Phakdi Ruechai Changwang. Again he moved the city center to Ban Non Salao.

During the thesaphiban administrative reforms Mueang Phu Khiao was downgraded to be an Amphoe 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....
 in 1899.

It was later renamed to Phak Pang after the central tambon, and changed back to Phu Khiao in 1939.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chum Phae
Amphoe Chum Phae

Chum Phae is a district 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....
, Ban Thaen
Amphoe Ban Thaen

Ban Thaen is the northeasternmost district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Kaeng Khro
Amphoe Kaeng Khro

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

Kaset Sombun is a district in the northern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 and Khon San
Amphoe Khon San

Khon San is the northernmost district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Chaiyaphum Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 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....
).
1.Phak Pang?????? 
2.Kwang Chon??????? 
3.Nong Khon Thai?????????? 
4.Ban Kaeng???????? 
5.Kut Yom????? 
6.Ban Phet???????? 
7.Khok Sa-at???????? 
8.Nong Tum??????? 
9.O Lo???? 
10.That Thong??????? 
11.Ban Don??????? 


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