Kranuan 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) Kranuan was established on January 1 1948 by splitting it from Nam Phong district

Amphoe Nam Phong

- Geography :Neighboring district are Non Sa-at of Udon Thani Province, Kranuan, Sam Sung, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ubolratana and Khao Suan Kwang.The district is located at Mittraphap Road , as well as the northeastern railway...

. It was upgraded to a full district on July 22 1958.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Sam Sung and Nam Phong

Amphoe Nam Phong

- Geography :Neighboring district are Non Sa-at of Udon Thani Province, Kranuan, Sam Sung, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ubolratana and Khao Suan Kwang.The district is located at Mittraphap Road , as well as the northeastern railway...

 of Khon Kaen Province, Non Sa-at

Amphoe Non Sa-at

Non Sa-at is a district in the southern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Saeng and Kumphawapi of Udon Thani Province, Kranuan, Nam Phong and Khao Suan Kwang of Khon Kaen Province.-History:The minor district was established on January...

 and Kumphawapi

Amphoe Kumphawapi

Kumphawapi is a district in the southern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.- Etymology : is from Sanskrit pitcher, water-pot, as reflected in the name of February, associated with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. is from Sanskrit pond, synonymous with หนองนํ้า, บึง...

 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 :...

, Tha Khantho

Amphoe Tha Khantho

Tha Khantho is the northwesternmost district of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Kung Si of Kalasin Province, Kranuan of Khon Kaen Province, Kumphawapi, Si That and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani Province.-History:The minor district Tha Khantho was...

, Nong Kung Si

Amphoe Nong Kung Si

Nong Kung Si is a district in the western part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The government separated Tambon Nong Kung Si and Khok Khruea from Tha Khantho district and created Nong Kung Si minor district on September 14, 1973. Later Tambon Nong Bua of Sahatsakhan district...

 and Huai Mek

Amphoe Huai Mek

Huai Mek is a district in the western part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Kung Si, Yang Talat of Kalasin Province, Chuen Chom of Maha Sarakham Province and Kranuan of Khon Kaen Province.-History:The minor district was created on November 1...

 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:...

, and Chuen Chom 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....

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 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 81 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...

). Nong Ko is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Nong Ko. There are further 9 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.	Nong Ko	หนองโก	19	21,252
2.	Nong Kung Yai	หนองกุงใหญ่	13	10,315
3.	Huai Chot	ห้วยโจด	11	6,370
4.	Huai Yang	ห้วยยาง	8	6,037
5.	Ban Fang	บ้านฝาง	11	7,831
6.	Dun Sat	ดูนสาด	11	8,038
7.	Nong No	หนองโน	7	6,180
8.	Nam Om	น้ำอ้อม	8	4,763
9.	Hua Na Kham	หัวนาคำ	10	6,745

External links

• http://www.geocities.com/amphurkranuan (Archived 2009-10-25) (Thai)