Huai Phueng 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 eastern 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 east clockwise) 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...

, Kuchinarai

Amphoe Kuchinarai

Kuchinarai is a district in the eastern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Don Chan, Na Mon, Huai Phueng, Na Khu and Khao Wong of Kalasin Province, Khamcha-i and Nong Sung of Mukdahan Province, Moei Wadi, Phon Thong and Pho Chai of Roi Et...

, Na Mon

Amphoe Na Mon

Na Mon is a district in the eastern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Huai Phueng, Kuchinarai, Don Chan, Mueang Kalasin and Somdet of Kalasin Province.-History:...

 and Somdet

Amphoe Somdet

Somdet is a district in the northeastern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Huai Phueng, Na Mon, Mueang Kalasin, Sahatsakhan, Kham Muang of Kalasin Province and Phu Phan of Sakon Nakhon Province.-History:The minor district Somdet was created on...

 of Kalasin Province, and Phu Phan

Amphoe Phu Phan

Phu Phan is a district of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on April 30 1994, when the three tambon Sang Kho, Lup Lao and Khok Phu were split off from Kut Bak district. The tambon Kok Pla Sio was added from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district in 1996...

 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...

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History

On May 5 1981 the minor district (King Amphoe) Huai Phueng was created by splitting off the three tambon Nikhom Huai Phueng, Kham Bong and Khai Nun from Khao Wong district

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....

. It was upgraded to a full district on May 21 1990.

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 52 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...

). Huai Phueng is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Nikhom Huai Phueng. 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.	Kham Bong	คำบง	15	10,367
2.	Khai Nun	ไค้นุ่น	13	6,444
3.	Nikhom Huai Phueng	นิคมห้วยผึ้ง	16	9,070
4.	Nong I But	หนองอีบุตร	8	4,462