| Official Name: | Kumphawapi |
| Native Name: | กุมภวาปี |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Udon Thani |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kumphawapi |
| Population Total: | 124241 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 41110 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 4104 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 17.1139°N 103.0186°W |
Kumphawapi (Thai: กุมภวาปี, in Thai pronounced as /kūm.pʰā.wāː.pīː/; กุมภวาปี, in Lao pronounced as /kūm.phā.wa᷇ː.pīː/) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand.
Kumpha Thai: กุมภ[า] is from Sanskrit 'pitcher' or 'water-pot', as reflected in the name of February, associated with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. Wapi Thai: วาปี is from Sanskrit 'pond', synonymous with หนองนํ้า, บึง.[1]
Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Non Sa-at, Nong Saeng, Mueang Udon Thani, Prachaksinlapakhom, Ku Kaeo and Si That of Udon Thani Province; Tha Khantho of Kalasin province and Kranuan of Khon Kaen province.
North of the central town is the shallow Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake. The lake is surrounded by marshland, one of the largest natural wetlands in northeast Thailand. The lake is drained by Lam Pao.
Mueang Kumphawapi was one of the four original subdivisions of Udon Thani, which were converted into amphoes during the thesaphiban administrative reforms in 1908.[2]
The district slogan is "Kumphawapi, city of sugar, monkey park, highland of glass Buddha station, goose wetland stream of life."
Kumphawapi is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 176 administrative villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tum Tai | Thai: ตูมใต้ | 9 | 7,042 | |
| 2. | Phan Don | Thai: พันดอน | 20 | 17,410 | |
| 3. | Wiang Kham | Thai: เวียงคำ | 18 | 10,496 | |
| 4. | Chaelae | Thai: แชแล | 14 | 10,311 | |
| 6. | Chiang Wae | Thai: เชียงแหว | 13 | 8,633 | |
| 7. | Huai Koeng | Thai: ห้วยเกิ้ง | 8 | 5,424 | |
| 9. | Soephloe | Thai: เสอเพลอ | 19 | 11,959 | |
| 10. | Si O | Thai: สีออ | 8 | 4,546 | |
| 11. | Pakho | Thai: ปะโค | 17 | 11,304 | |
| 13. | Pha Suk | Thai: ผาสุก | 10 | 6,379 | |
| 14. | Tha Li | Thai: ท่าลี่ | 14 | 9,775 | |
| 15. | Kumphawapi | Thai: กุมภวาปี | 15 | 12,890 | |
| 16. | Nong Wa | Thai: หนองหว้า | 11 | 8,072 |
There are nine sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
There are six subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: