Khao Wong 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 eastern 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 south clockwise) Kuchinarai

Amphoe Kuchinarai

Kuchinarai is a district in the eastern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Don Chan, Na Mon, Huai Phueng, Na Khu and Khao Wong of Kalasin Province, Khamcha-i and Nong Sung of Mukdahan Province, Moei Wadi, Phon Thong and Pho Chai of Roi Et...

 and Na Khu

Amphoe Na Khu

Na Khu is a district in the eastern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khao Wong, Kuchinarai and Huai Phueng of Kalasin Province, Phu Phan and Tao Ngoi of Sakon Nakhon Province, and Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province.-History:The minor district was...

 of Kalasin Province, Dong Luang

Amphoe Dong Luang

Dong Luang is a district of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Mukdahan and Khamcha-i of Mukdahan Province, Khao Wong and Na Khu of Kalasin Province, Tao Ngoi of Sakon Nakhon Province, and Na Kae and That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom...

 and Khamcha-i

Amphoe Khamcha-i

Khamcha-i is a district of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Dong Luang, Mueang Mukdahan and Nong Sung of Mukdahan Province, Kuchinarai and Khao Wong of Kalasin Province....

 of Mukdahan Province

Mukdahan Province

Mukdahan is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Amnat Charoen, Yasothon, Roi Et, Kalasin, Sakon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom. To the east it borders the Mekong River, across which lies Savannakhet Province of Laos.-Geography:The province is located in the...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on June 1 1969, when the five tambon Khum Kao, Song Plueai, Na Khu, Phu Laen Chang and Nong Phue were split off from Kuchinarai district

Amphoe Kuchinarai

Kuchinarai is a district in the eastern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Don Chan, Na Mon, Huai Phueng, Na Khu and Khao Wong of Kalasin Province, Khamcha-i and Nong Sung of Mukdahan Province, Moei Wadi, Phon Thong and Pho Chai of Roi Et...

. It was upgraded to a full district on April 1 1974.

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 59 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...

). Kut Sim is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Khum Kao, Kut Sim Khum Mai and the whole tambon Kut Pla Khao. There are further 5 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.	Khum Kao	คุ้มเก่า	13	9,137
2.	Song Plueai	สงเปลือย	12	7,271
3.	Nong Phue	หนองผือ	10	5,884
6.	Kut Sim Khum Mai	กุดสิมคุ้มใหม่	12	6,808
8.	Saphang Thong	สระพังทอง	7	2,924
11.	Kut Pla Khao	กุดปลาค้าว	5	3,106

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Na Khu district.