Dong Luang 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 Mukdahan Province

Mukdahan Province

Mukdahan is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Amnat Charoen, Yasothon, Roi Et, Kalasin, Sakon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom. To the east it borders the Mekong River, across which lies Savannakhet Province of Laos.-Geography:The province is located in the...

, 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 south clockwise) Mueang Mukdahan

Amphoe Mueang Mukdahan

Mueang Mukdahan is the capital district of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Don Tan, Nikhom Kham Soi, Nong Sung, Khamcha-i, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province and Wan Yai of Mukdahan Province again...

 and Khamcha-i

Amphoe Khamcha-i

Khamcha-i is a district of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Dong Luang, Mueang Mukdahan and Nong Sung of Mukdahan Province, Kuchinarai and Khao Wong of Kalasin Province....

 of Mukdahan Province, Khao Wong

Amphoe Khao Wong

Khao Wong is a district in the eastern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kuchinarai and Na Khu of Kalasin Province, Dong Luang and Khamcha-i of Mukdahan Province....

 and Na Khu

Amphoe Na Khu

Na Khu is a district in the eastern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khao Wong, Kuchinarai and Huai Phueng of Kalasin Province, Phu Phan and Tao Ngoi of Sakon Nakhon Province, and Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province.-History:The minor district was...

 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:...

, Tao Ngoi

Amphoe Tao Ngoi

Tao Ngoi is a district of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on September 1 1978, when the two tambon Tao Ngoi and Bueng Thawai were split off from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district...

 of Sakon Nakhon Province

Sakon Nakhon Province

Sakon Nakhon is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Kalasin and Udon Thani...

, and Na Kae

Amphoe Na Kae

Na Kae is a district in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Yang, Pla Pak, Renu Nakhon and That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, and Tao Ngoi and Khok Si Suphan of Sakon Nakhon Province.-History:The...

 and That Phanom

Amphoe That Phanom

That Phanom is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Phanom Province, northeastern Thailand.The district is named after Wat Phra That Phanom, the most important Buddhist temple in the region.-Geography:...

 of Nakhon Phanom Province

Nakhon Phanom Province

Nakhon Phanom is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon and Bueng Kan. To the north-east it borders Khammouan of Laos.-Geography:...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on April 1 1977, when the three tambon Dong Luang, Kok Tum and Nong Bua were split off from Na Kae district

Amphoe Na Kae

Na Kae is a district in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Yang, Pla Pak, Renu Nakhon and That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, and Tao Ngoi and Khok Si Suphan of Sakon Nakhon Province.-History:The...

. When Mukdahan Province was created in 1982, Dong Luang was one of districts forming the new new province, and became reassigned to be a subordinate of Mueang Mukdahan district. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on July 16 1984.

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 57 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 organization (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.	Dong Luang	ดงหลวง	12	7,532
2.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	8	4,412
3.	Kok Tum	กกตูม	15	8,727
4.	Nong Khaen	หนองแคน	7	4,648
5.	Chanot Noi	ชะโนดน้อย	7	5,259
6.	Phang Daeng	พังแดง	8	5,230

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)