Nam Kliang 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 central part of Sisaket Province

Sisaket Province

Sisaket , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.-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...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Kanthararom

Amphoe Kanthararom

Kanthararom is a district in the northeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1897, then named Uthai Sisaket . It was renamed to Kanthararom in 1913...

, Non Khun

Amphoe Non Khun

Non Khun is a district in the eastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Benchalak, Nam Kliang and Kanthararom of Sisaket Province, and Samrong of Ubon Ratchathani Province.-History:Non Khun was created as a minor district under Kanthararom...

, Benchalak

Amphoe Benchalak

Benchalak is a district of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on May 31 1993, when five tambon were split off from Kantharalak district...

, Si Rattana

Amphoe Si Rattana

Si Rattana is a district in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phayu, Nam Kliang, Benchalak, Kantharalak, Khun Han and Phrai Bueng.-History:...

, Phayu

Amphoe Phayu

Phayu is a district in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on April 30 1994, when five tambon were split off from Mueang Sisaket...

 and Mueang Sisaket.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on January 7 1986, when the four tambon Nam Kliang, La-o, Tong Pit and Khoen were split off from Kanthararom district

Amphoe Kanthararom

Kanthararom is a district in the northeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1897, then named Uthai Sisaket . It was renamed to Kanthararom in 1913...

. It was upgraded to a full district on July 4 1994.

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 75 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 no municipal (thesaban

Thesaban

Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....

) areas, and 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	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.	Nam Kliang	น้ำเกลี้ยง	10	5,869
2.	La-o	ละเอาะ	13	7,703
3.	Tong Pit	ตองปิด	14	7,254
4.	Khoen	เขิน	13	7,904
5.	Rung Rawi	รุ่งระวี	15	7,895
6.	Khup	คูบ	10	6,714

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)