Phu Kradueng 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 Loei Province

Loei Province

Loei is one of the most sparsely populated provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok...

, 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) Phu Luang

Amphoe Phu Luang

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nam Nao of Phetchabun Province, Phu Ruea, Wang Saphung, Nong Hin and Phu Kradueng of Loei Province....

, Nong Hin

Amphoe Nong Hin

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Saphung, Pha Khao, Phu Kradueng and Phu Luang.-History:The minor district was established on July 1 1997 with territory split off from Phu Kradueng....

 and Pha Kao of Loei Province, Si Bun Rueang

Amphoe Si Bun Rueang

Si Bun Rueang is a district in the southwestern part of Nongbua Lamphu Province, northeastern Thailand. It may also be spelled Sri Bun Rueang.-History:...

 of Nongbua Lamphu Province

Nongbua Lamphu Province

Nong Bua Lam Phu is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Loei.-History:...

, Si Chomphu

Amphoe Si Chomphu

Si Chomphu is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand. It may also be spelled Sri Chomphu.-History:The district was established as a minor district on July 1 1965, when the three tambon Si Suk, Si Chomphu and Na Chan from Chum Phae district...

, Chum Phae

Amphoe Chum Phae

Chum Phae is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area was occupied since prehistoric times. The ruins of the town Non Mueang date from the Dvaravati times....

 and Phu Pha Man

Amphoe Phu Pha Man

Phu Pha Man is the northwesternmost district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was established as a minor district on July 15 1981 with the two tambon Non Don and Na Fai split off from Chum Phae 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...

, and Nam Nao

Amphoe Nam Nao

Nam Nao is the northeasternmost district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:On November 16, 1978 the tambon Nam Nao and Lak Dan were split from Lom Sak district and made into a minor district...

 of Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit and Phitsanulok.- Geography :...

.

Phu Kradueng National Park is located within the district.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on January 1 1962, when the three tambon Si Than, Puan Phu and Pha Khao were split off from Wang Saphung district

Amphoe Wang Saphung

Wang Saphung is a district in the central part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Khwaeng Wang Saphung was a satellite city of Mueang Lom Sak...

. It was upgraded to a full district on July 16 1963.

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 54 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...

). Phu Kradueng is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Si Than, Pha Nok Khao and Phu Kradueng. 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.	Si Than	ศรีฐาน	16	10,963
5.	Pha Nok Khao	ผานกเค้า	14	8,140
7.	Phu Kradueng	ภูกระดึง	13	7,698
10.	Huai Som	ห้วยส้ม	11	6,637

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Pha Khao and Nong Hin.