Kham Muang is the northernmost 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...

) 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 southeast clockwise) Somdet

Amphoe Somdet

Somdet is a district in the northeastern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Huai Phueng, Na Mon, Mueang Kalasin, Sahatsakhan, Kham Muang of Kalasin Province and Phu Phan of Sakon Nakhon Province.-History:The minor district Somdet was created on...

, Sahatsakhan

Amphoe Sahatsakhan

Sahatsakhan is a district in the central part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Somdet, Mueang Kalasin, Nong Kung Si, Sam Chai and Kham Muang of Kalasin Province....

, Sam Chai

Amphoe Sam Chai

Sam Chai is a district in the northern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kham Muang, Sahatsakhan, Nong Kung Si of Kalasin Province and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani Province.-History:The minor district was created on April 1 1995, when it was split...

 of Kalasin Province, Wang Sam Mo

Amphoe Wang Sam Mo

Wang Sam Mo is a district in the southeastern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si That and Chai Wan of Udon Thani Province, Waritchaphum, Nikhom Nam Un and Kut Bak of Sakon Nakhon Province and Kham Muang, Sam Chai and Nong Kung Si and Tha...

 of Udon Thani Province

Udon Thani Province

Udon Thani is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Sakon Nakhon, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Nong Bua Lamphu and Loei.- Geography :...

, Kut Bak

Amphoe Kut Bak

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nikhom Nam Un, Phanna Nikhom, Mueang Sakon Nakhon and Phu Phan of Sakon Nakhon Province, Kham Muang of Kalasin Province and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani Province.-History:...

 and Phu Phan

Amphoe Phu Phan

Phu Phan is a district of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on April 30 1994, when the three tambon Sang Kho, Lup Lao and Khok Phu were split off from Kut Bak district. The tambon Kok Pla Sio was added from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district in 1996...

 of Sakon Nakhon Province

Sakon Nakhon Province

Sakon Nakhon is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Kalasin and Udon Thani...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on October 1 1972, when the three tambon Thung Khlong, Phon and Sam Ron were split off from Sahatsakhan district

Amphoe Sahatsakhan

Sahatsakhan is a district in the central part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Somdet, Mueang Kalasin, Nong Kung Si, Sam Chai and Kham Muang of Kalasin Province....

. It was upgraded to a full district on September 8 1976.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 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 70 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 two townships (thesaban tambon) - Kha Muang covers parts of the tambon Thung Khlong; and Phon parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 6 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.	Thung Khlong	ทุ่งคลอง	12	8,696
2.	Phon	โพน	10	6,755
5.	Din Chi	ดินจี่	11	6,686
6.	Na Bon	นาบอน	11	6,389
7.	Na Than	นาทัน	16	13,550
9.	Noen Yang	เนินยาง	10	5,336

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Sam Chai district.