Benchalak 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 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...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on May 31 1993, when five tambon were split off from Kantharalak district

Amphoe Kantharalak

Kantharalak is a district in the southeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The old name of Kantharalak was Mueang Uthumphon Phisai, controlled by Mueang Khukhan. The central office was located Ban Kan Tuat, Tambon Uthumphon Phisai...

. It was upgraded to a full district on December 5 1996.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Kantharalak

Amphoe Kantharalak

Kantharalak is a district in the southeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The old name of Kantharalak was Mueang Uthumphon Phisai, controlled by Mueang Khukhan. The central office was located Ban Kan Tuat, Tambon Uthumphon Phisai...

, 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:...

, Nam Kliang

Amphoe Nam Kliang

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

 and 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...

 of Sisaket Province, Det Udom

Amphoe Det Udom

Det Udom is a district in the southern part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Samrong, Warin Chamrap, Na Yia, Phibun Mangsahan, Buntharik, Na Chaluai, Nam Yuen, Nam Khun, Thung Si Udom of Ubon Ratchathani Province and Benchalak of Sisaket...

 and Thung Si Udom

Amphoe Thung Si Udom

Thung Si Udom is a district in the southwestern part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Det Udom, Nam Khun of Ubon Ratchathani Province and Kantharalak of Sisaket Province.-History:The minor district Thung Si Udom was created on April 1...

 of Ubon Ratchathani Province

Ubon Ratchathani Province

-History:The area was part of the Khmer Empire. Before the late eighteenth century, this area evidently was outside Siamese or Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom....

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 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 64 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 5 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.	Siao	เสียว	14	7,469
2.	Nong Wa	หนองหว้า	15	7,395
3.	Nong Ngu Lueam	หนองงูเหลือม	12	7,059
4.	Nong Hang	หนองฮาง	12	6,739
5.	Tha Khlo	ท่าคล้อ	11	7,145