Kosum Phisai 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 northern part of Maha Sarakham Province

Maha Sarakham Province

Maha Sarakham is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen....

, 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 north clockwise) Chiang Yuen

Amphoe Chiang Yuen

Chiang Yuen is a district in the northern part of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chuen Chom of Maha Sarakham Province, Yang Talat of Kalasin Province, Kantharawichai and Kosum Phisai of Maha Sarakham again, Mueang Khon Kaen and Sam Sung of Khon...

, Kantharawichai

Amphoe Kantharawichai

Kantharawichai is a district in the northern part of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Maha Sarakham, Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province, Yang Talat and Khong Chai of Kalasin Province.-History:The district goes back to...

, Mueang Maha Sarakham

Amphoe Mueang Maha Sarakham

Mueang Maha Sarakham is the capital district of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kae Dam, Wapi Pathum, Borabue, Kosum Phisai and Kantharawichai of Maha Sarakham Province, Khong Chai of Kalasin Province, and Changhan, Mueang Roi Et and Si Somdet...

, Borabue

Amphoe Borabue

Borabue is a district in the central part of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Kosum Phisai, Mueang Maha Sarakham, Wapi Pathum, Na Chueak and Kut Rang.- History :...

 and Kut Rang

Amphoe Kut Rang

Kut Rang is a district of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kosum Phisai, Borabue and Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province, and Pueai Noi and Ban Phai of Khon Kaen Province.-History:The minor district was split off from Borabue district on April 1...

 of Maha Sarakham Province, Ban Phai

Amphoe Ban Phai

Ban Phai is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pueai Noi, Nong Song Hong, Non Sila, Chonnabot, Mancha Khiri and Ban Haet of Khon Kaen Province, Kosum Phisai and Kut Rang of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:Originally named Ban Keng , the...

, Ban Haet

Amphoe Ban Haet

Ban Haet is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was established on April 1, 1995 with area split from Ban Phai district....

 and Mueang Khon Kaen

Amphoe Mueang Khon Kaen

Mueang Khon Kaen is the capital district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Haet, Phra Yuen, Ban Fang, Ubolratana, Nam Phong, Sam Sung of Khon Kaen Province, Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:In 1917, the district...

 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...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 17 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 231 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...

). Hua Khwang is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Hua Khwang. There are further 17 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.	Hua Khwang	หัวขวาง	21	17,952
2.	Yang Noi	ยางน้อย	14	6,325
3.	Wang Yao	วังยาว	12	5,995
4.	Khwao Rai	เขวาไร่	20	10,869
5.	Phaeng	แพง	17	9,291
6.	Kaeng Kae	แก้งแก	10	3,964
7.	Nong Lek	หนองเหล็ก	20	9,578
8.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	10	6,261
9.	Lao	เหล่า	11	4,228
10.	Khuean	เขื่อน	11	5,730
11.	Nong Bon	หนองบอน	11	5,864
12.	Phon Ngam	โพนงาม	12	6,781
13.	Yang Tha Chaeng	ยางท่าแจ้ง	10	4,850
14.	Hae Tai	แห่ใต้	19	6,304
15.	Nong Kung Sawan	หนองกุงสวรรค์	10	5,408
16.	Loeng Tai	เลิงใต้	12	4,000
17.	Don Klang	ดอนกลาง	11	5,738