Nong Kung Si 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 western 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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History

The government separated Tambon Nong Kung Si and Khok Khruea from Tha Khantho district

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...

 and created Nong Kung Si minor district (King Amphoe) on September 14, 1973. Later Tambon Nong Bua of Sahatsakhan district

Amphoe Sahatsakhan

Sahatsakhan is a district in the central part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Somdet, Mueang Kalasin, Nong Kung Si, Sam Chai and Kham Muang of Kalasin Province....

 was assigned to be under the minor district in 1975. It was upgraded to be full district on March 25, 1979.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Sam Chai

Amphoe Sam Chai

Sam Chai is a district in the northern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kham Muang, Sahatsakhan, Nong Kung Si of Kalasin Province and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani Province.-History:The minor district was created on April 1 1995, when it was split...

, Sahatsakhan

Amphoe Sahatsakhan

Sahatsakhan is a district in the central part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Somdet, Mueang Kalasin, Nong Kung Si, Sam Chai and Kham Muang of Kalasin Province....

, Mueang Kalasin

Amphoe Mueang Kalasin

Mueang Kalasin is the capital district of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Sahatsakhan, Somdet, Na Mon, Don Chan, Kamalasai, Khong Chai, Yang Talat and Nong Kung Si of Kalasin Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts ,...

, Yang Talat

Amphoe Yang Talat

Yang Talat is a district in the western part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Huai Mek, Nong Kung Si, Mueang Kalasin, Khong Chai of Kalasin Province, Kantharawichai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:Originally named Pachim Kalasin ,...

, 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, Kranuan

Amphoe Kranuan

Kranuan is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Kranuan was established on January 1 1948 by splitting it from Nam Phong district...

 of Khon Kaen Province, 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...

 of Kalasin province again and Wang Sam Mo

Amphoe Wang Sam Mo

Wang Sam Mo is a district in the southeastern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si That and Chai Wan of Udon Thani Province, Waritchaphum, Nikhom Nam Un and Kut Bak of Sakon Nakhon Province and Kham Muang, Sam Chai and Nong Kung Si and Tha...

 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 :...

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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 111 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 two townships (thesaban tambon) - Nong Hin covers parts of tambon Nong Hin and Dong Mun, and Nong Kung Si parts of tambon Lam Nong Saen. There are further 8 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 Kung Si	หนองกุงศรี	13	7,698
2.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	13	7,048
3.	Khok Khruea	โคกเครือ	15	10,485
4.	Nong Suang	หนองสรวง	11	5,501
5.	Sao Lao	เสาเล้า	14	5,795
6.	Nong Yai	หนองใหญ่	15	8,169
7.	Dong Mun	ดงมูล	13	9,153
8.	Lam Nong Saen	ลำหนองแสน	8	5,794
9.	Nong Hin	หนองหิน	9	5,878