Kamalasai 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 southern part of Kalasin Province

Kalasin Province

Kalasin is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sakon Nakhon, Mukdahan, Roi Et, Maha Sarakham, Khon Kaen and Udon Thani.-Geography:...

, northeastern 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...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khong Chai

Amphoe Khong Chai

Khong Chai is a district in the southern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Yang Talat, Mueang Kalasin, Kamalasai of Kalasin Province, Changhan of Roi Et Province, Mueang Maha Sarakham and Kantharawichai of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:The...

, Mueang Kalasin

Amphoe Mueang Kalasin

Mueang Kalasin is the capital district of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Sahatsakhan, Somdet, Na Mon, Don Chan, Kamalasai, Khong Chai, Yang Talat and Nong Kung Si of Kalasin Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts ,...

, Don Chan

Amphoe Don Chan

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kamalasai, Mueang Kalasin, Na Mon and Kuchinarai of Kalasin Province, and Pho Chai of Roi Et Province.-History:...

 of Kalasin Province, Pho Chai

Amphoe Pho Chai

Pho Chai is a district in the northern part of Roi Et Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phon Thong, Selaphum, Chiang Khwan of Roi Et Province, Rong Kham, Don Chan and Kuchinarai of Kalasin Province.-History:The minor district was created on April 1 1974, when the four...

 of Roi Et Province

Roi Et Province

Roi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....

, Rong Kham

Amphoe Rong Kham

Rong Kham is a district in the southern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kamalasai of Kalasin Province, Pho Chai and Chiang Khwan of Roi Et Province.-History:...

 of Kalasin Province again and Changhan

Amphoe Changhan

Changhan is a district in the northwestern part of Roi Et Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khwan and Mueang Roi Et of Roi Et Province, Mueang Maha Sarakham of Maha Sarakham Province, Khong Chai and Kamalasai of Kalasin Province.-History:The minor...

 of Roi Et Province

Roi Et Province

Roi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....

 again.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 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 111 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 three townships (thesaban tambon) - Kamalasai covers parts of the tambon Kamalasai and Lak Mueang; Thanya covers parts of tambon Thanya; and Nong Paen the whole tambon Nong Paen. There are further 7 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.	Kamalasai	กมลาไสย	18	11,105
2.	Lak Mueang	หลักเมือง	14	10,048
3.	Phon Ngam	โพนงาม	13	7,914
4.	Dong Ling	ดงลิง	17	10,443
5.	Thanya	ธัญญา	15	9,522
8.	Nong Paen	หนองแปน	9	6,885
10.	Chao Tha	เจ้าท่า	16	8,329
11.	Khok Sombun	โคกสมบูรณ์	9	5,289

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Khong Chai district.