Khok Pho Chai 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...

) of Khon Kaen Province

Khon Kaen Province

-History:The first city of the area was established in 1783 when Rajakruluang settled there with 330 people. King Rama I made Rajakruluang the first governor of the area when establishing tighter connections with the Isan area. The main city was moved six times until in 1879 it reached its modern...

, 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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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on April 30 1994 by splitting it from Mancha Khiri district

Amphoe Mancha Khiri

Mancha Khiri is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Ruea, Ban Fang, Phra Yuen, Ban Haet, Ban Phai, Chonnabot, Khok Pho Chai of Khon Kaen Province, Kaeng Khro and Ban Thaen of Chaiyaphum...

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Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mancha Khiri

Amphoe Mancha Khiri

Mancha Khiri is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Ruea, Ban Fang, Phra Yuen, Ban Haet, Ban Phai, Chonnabot, Khok Pho Chai of Khon Kaen Province, Kaeng Khro and Ban Thaen of Chaiyaphum...

, Chonnabot

Amphoe Chonnabot

Chonnabot is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Mueang Chonbot was established at the begin of the Rattanakosin era of around 1783. Its center was at Ban Nong Kong Kaeo....

 and Waeng Yai

Amphoe Waeng Yai

Waeng Yai is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khok Pho Chai, Chonnabot, Phon and Waeng Noi of Khon Kaen Province, and Khon Sawan of Chaiyaphum Province....

 of Khon Kaen Province, and Khon Sawan

Amphoe Khon Sawan

Khon Sawan is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Khon Sawan is an ancient city, in the past named Mueang Ka Long...

 and Kaeng Khro

Amphoe Kaeng Khro

Kaeng Khro is a district in the eastern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area was originally part of Phu Khiao district. It became a separate district on August 13, 1959....

 of Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopburi and Phetchabun.- Etymology :...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 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 40 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...

). The township (thesaban tambon) Ban Khok covers parts of the tambon Ban Khok. There are further 4 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.	Ban Khok	บ้านโคก	11	7,141
2.	Pho Chai	โพธิ์ไชย	10	7,404
3.	Sap Sombun	ซับสมบูรณ์	11	6,401
4.	Na Phaeng	นาแพง	8	4,537

External links

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