Rong Kham 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 southern 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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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Kamalasai

Amphoe Kamalasai

Kamalasai is a district in the southern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khong Chai, Mueang Kalasin, Don Chan of Kalasin Province, Pho Chai of Roi Et Province, Rong Kham of Kalasin Province again and Changhan of Roi Et Province...

 of Kalasin Province, Pho Chai

Amphoe Pho Chai

Pho Chai is a district in the northern part of Roi Et Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phon Thong, Selaphum, Chiang Khwan of Roi Et Province, Rong Kham, Don Chan and Kuchinarai of Kalasin Province.-History:The minor district was created on April 1 1974, when the four...

 and Chiang Khwan

Amphoe Chiang Khwan

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pho Chai, Selaphum, Thawat Buri, Mueang Roi Et and Changhan of Roi Et Province, and Rong Kham of Kalasin Province.-History:...

 of Roi Et Province

Roi Et Province

Roi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on February 1 1973, when the tambon Rong Kham and Samakkhi were split off from the district Kamalasai

Amphoe Kamalasai

Kamalasai is a district in the southern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khong Chai, Mueang Kalasin, Don Chan of Kalasin Province, Pho Chai of Roi Et Province, Rong Kham of Kalasin Province again and Changhan of Roi Et Province...

. It was upgraded to a full district on October 10 1993.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 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 40 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...

). Rong Kham is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Rong Kham. There are further 2 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.	Rong Kham	ร่องคำ	13	6,191
2.	Samakkhi	สามัคคี	15	5,448
3.	Lao Oi	เหล่าอ้อย	12	4,805