Kham Khuean Kaeo district explained

Official Name:	Kham Khuean Kaeo
Native Name:	คำเขื่อนแก้ว
Native Name Lang:	th
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Thailand
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Yasothon
Subdivision Type2:	Seat
Subdivision Name2:	Lumphuk
Population Total:	68606
Population As Of:	2008
Blank Name Sec1:	Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:	35110
Blank Name Sec2:	Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:	3504
Timezone:	ICT
Utc Offset:	+7
Coordinates:	15.6531°N 104.3089°W

Kham Khuean Kaeo (in Thai pronounced as /kʰām kʰɯ̀an kɛ̂ːw/; คำเขื่อนแก้ว, in Lao pronounced as /kʰa᷇m kʰɯ̄an kɛ̂ːw/) is a district (amphoe) of Yasothon province in northeastern Thailand.

History

In 1917, the district was renamed Lumphuk after its central sub-district.^[1] In 1953 it was returned to its original name, Kham Khuean Kaeo.^[2]

When Yasothon was separated from Ubon Ratchathani province, Kham Khuean Kaeo was one of the districts which was assigned to the new province.^[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise): Mueang Yasothon and Pa Tio of Yasothon Province; Hua Taphan of Amnat Charoen province; Khueang Nai of Ubon Ratchathani province; Maha Chana Chai of Yasothon Province; and Phanom Phrai of Roi Et province.

Administration

The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambons) which make up 115 villages (mubans). Kham Khuean Kaeo is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the sub-district Lumphuk. Each of the sub-districts have a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.^[4]
1.	Lumphuk	ลุมพุก	15	13,044
2.	Yo	ย่อ	11	6,579
3.	Song Pueai	สงเปือย	9	4,346
4.	Phon Than	โพนทัน	5	3,450
5.	Thung Mon	ทุ่งมน	9	6,032
6.	Na Kham	นาคำ	6	2,765
7.	Dong Khaen Yai	ดงแคนใหญ่	13	7,904
8.	Ku Chan	กู่จาน	12	5,952
9.	Na Kae	นาแก	8	3,624
10.	Kut Kung	กุดกุง	7	4,657
11.	Lao Hai	เหล่าไฮ	6	2,960
12.	Khaen Noi	แคนน้อย	7	3,615
13.	Dong Charoen	ดงเจริญ	7	3,678

External links

amphoe.com (Thai)

Notes and References

Royal Gazette. 34. ก. 40–68. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. dead. November 7, 2011. 1917-04-29. Thai.
Royal Gazette. 70. 25 ก. 492–496. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอและตำบลบางแห่ง พ.ศ. ๒๔๙๖. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2496/A/025/492.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120524102931/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2496/A/025/492.PDF. dead. May 24, 2012. 1953-04-14. Thai.
Royal Gazette. 89. 21 ก ฉบับพิเศษ. 1–3. th:ประกาศของคณะปฏิวัติ ฉบับที่ ๗๐. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2515/A/021/1.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120607042129/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2515/A/021/1.PDF. dead. June 7, 2012. 1972-02-07. Thai.
Web site: Population statistics 2008 . Department of Provincial Administration . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090820061657/http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5135_01.html . 2009-08-20 .