Huai Khot 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...

) in the central part of Uthai Thani Province

Uthai Thani Province

Uthai Thani is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi and Tak.-Geography:...

, northern 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...

.

History

Tambon Huai Khot, Suk Ruethai and Thong Lang were separated from Ban Rai district

Amphoe Ban Rai

Ban Rai is a district in the Uthai Thani Province in western Thailand.-Geography:The district covers more than half of the whole province Uthai Thani, and is also the third-largest district of Thailand areawise...

 and formed Huai Khot minor district (King Amphoe) on August 1, 1984. It was upgraded to a full district on November 3, 1993.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise) Ban Rai

Amphoe Ban Rai

Ban Rai is a district in the Uthai Thani Province in western Thailand.-Geography:The district covers more than half of the whole province Uthai Thani, and is also the third-largest district of Thailand areawise...

, Lan Sak

Amphoe Lan Sak

Lan Sak is a district in the northern Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.-History:Tambon Lan Sak and Pradu Yuen of Ban Rai district were upgraded to a minor district on October 15, 1975. The minor district office was located at Ban Pak Muean. It was upgraded to a full district on July 13,...

 and Nong Chang

Amphoe Nong Chang

Nong Chang is a district of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Huai Khot, Lan Sak, Thap Than, Nong Khayang of Uthai Thani Province and Nong Mamong of Chainat Province....

 of Uthai Thani Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 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 31 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...

). There are no municipal (thesaban

Thesaban

Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....

) areas. There are further 3 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.	Suk Ruethai	สุขฤทัย	13	6,564
2.	Thong Lang	ทองหลาง	8	7,043
3.	Huai Khot	ห้วยคต	10	5,940

External links

• http://www.huaikhot.net Website of district (Thai)
• amphoe.com