Official Name: | Rong Kham |
Native Name: | ร่องคำ |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kalasin |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Rong Kham |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 16,444 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 46210 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 4604 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 16.2667°N 103.7406°W |
Rong Kham (Thai: ร่องคำ, in Thai pronounced as /rɔ̂ŋ kʰām/; ฮ่องคำ, in Lao pronounced as /hōŋ kʰa᷇m/) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Kalasin province, northeastern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Kamalasai of Kalasin Province; Pho Chai, and Chiang Khwan of Roi Et province.
The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 February 1973, when tambons Rong Kham and Samakkhi were split off from the district Kamalasai.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 10 October 1993.[2]
The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 44 villages (mubans). Rong Kham is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Rong Kham. There are a further two tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Rong Kham | ร่องคำ | 13 | 6,151 | ||
2. | Samakkhi | สามัคคี | 15 | 5,478 | ||
3. | Lao Oi | เหล่าอ้อย | 12 | 3,905 |