Amphoe Sam Sung
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Sam Sung is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen Province
-History:The first city of the area was established in 1783 when Rajakruluang settled there with 330 people. King Rama I made Rajakruluang the first governor of the area when establishing tighter connections with the Isan area. The main city was moved six times until in 1879 it reached its modern...

, northeastern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on March 31 1994 by splitting five tambon from Kranuan district
Amphoe Kranuan
Kranuan is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Kranuan was established on January 1 1948 by splitting it from Nam Phong district...

. The establishment of the new district became effective on April 30.

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Mueang Khon Kaen
Amphoe Mueang Khon Kaen
Mueang Khon Kaen is the capital district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Haet, Phra Yuen, Ban Fang, Ubolratana, Nam Phong, Sam Sung of Khon Kaen Province, Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:In 1917, the district...

, Nam Phong
Amphoe Nam Phong
- Geography :Neighboring district are Non Sa-at of Udon Thani Province, Kranuan, Sam Sung, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ubolratana and Khao Suan Kwang.The district is located at Mittraphap Road , as well as the northeastern railway...

 and Kranuan
Amphoe Kranuan
Kranuan is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Kranuan was established on January 1 1948 by splitting it from Nam Phong district...

 of Khon Kaen Province, and Chuen Chom
Amphoe Chuen Chom
Chuen Chom is a district in the north of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province, Sam Sung and Kranuan of Khon Kaen Province, Huai Mek and Yang Talat of Kalasin Province.-History:The minor district was split off...

 and Chiang Yuen
Amphoe Chiang Yuen
Chiang Yuen is a district in the northern part of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chuen Chom of Maha Sarakham Province, Yang Talat of Kalasin Province, Kantharawichai and Kosum Phisai of Maha Sarakham again, Mueang Khon Kaen and Sam Sung of Khon...

 of Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen....

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 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 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 34 villages (muban
Muban
Muban 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...

). The township (thesaban tambon) Sam Sung (เทศบาลตำบลซำสูง) covers the complete tambon Kranuan. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

1. Kranuan กระนวน 6 5,188
2. Kham Maet คำแมด 5 3,449
3. Ban Non บ้านโนน 9 5,877
4. Khu Kham คูคำ 7 4,624
5. Huai Toei ห้วยเตย 7 4,534

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