| Official Name: | Lao Khwan |
| Native Name: | เลาขวัญ |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kanchanaburi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lao Khwan |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tambon |
| Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
| Established Title: | District established |
| Population Total: | 52,608 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 71210 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 7110 |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 14.5964°N 99.7747°W |
Lao Khwan (th|เลาขวัญ, pronounced as /th/) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand.
Laotian people moved to establish a new village in the area of Ban Ko Ban Kao. Later people from Bo Phloi moved to the area. When the government established a new town, they named it Ban Lao Khwan.
The minor district (king amphoe) Lao Khwan was created on 1 October 1971, when the three tambons Lao Khwan, Nong Sano, and Nong Pradu were split off from Phanom Thuan district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 8 September 1976.[2]
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Huai Krachao, Bo Phloi, Nong Prue of Kanchanaburi Province, Dan Chang, Nong Ya Sai, Don Chedi and U Thong of Suphanburi province.
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 82 villages (mubans). Lao Khwan and Nong Fai are two townships (thesaban tambon), each covering parts of the same-named tambons. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop.[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lao Khwan | เลาขวัญ | 15 | 7,079 | ||
| 2. | Nong Sano | หนองโสน | 9 | 8,230 | ||
| 3. | Nong Pradu | หนองประดู่ | 10 | 9,349 | ||
| 4. | Nong Pling | หนองปลิง | 17 | 9,335 | ||
| 5. | Nong Nok Kaeo | หนองนกแก้ว | 10 | 5,990 | ||
| 6. | Thung Krabam | ทุ่งกระบ่ำ | 12 | 6,833 | ||
| 7. | Nong Fai | หนองฝ้าย | 9 | 5,792 |
Ban Nong Pradu is a village in the Nong Pradu subdistrict. It is known as the home village of the main character in the popular Thai martial arts film Ong-Bak played by Tony Jaa.[4]