Kaset Sombun 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 northern part of Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopburi and Phetchabun.- Etymology :...

, 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

Originally, the district was a minor district under the district Phu Khio. 1917 the minor district was renamed from Kaset Sombun to Ban Yang, the name of the central tambon. On March 1 1939 the minor district was upgraded to a full district and renamed back to the historical name Kaset Sombun. Khun Nikon Nanthakit (At Watthanasuk) was the first district officer after the upgrade.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khon San

Amphoe Khon San

Khon San is the northernmost district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:In the early of the Rattanakosin era at the end of the 18th century, Mr. Phumi lead the people from Mueang Nakhon Thai, a subordinate of Phitsanulok, to establish their new town in this area. Mr. Phumi...

, Phu Khiao

Amphoe Phu Khiao

Phu Khiao is a district in the northern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Phu Khiao was a city in the early of Rattanakosin era at the end of the 18th century. The center of the city was in Ban Mueang Kao . The governor position was Phraya Krai Singhanat...

, Kaeng Khro

Amphoe Kaeng Khro

Kaeng Khro is a district in the eastern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area was originally part of Phu Khiao district. It became a separate district on August 13, 1959....

, Mueang Chaiyaphum

Amphoe Mueang Chaiyaphum

Mueang Chaiyaphum is the capital district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The history of the city of Chaiyaphum dates back to the Dvaravati era. In the early of the Ayutthaya kingdom, Chaiyaphum was still controlled by the Lao Lan Xang kingdom...

 and Nong Bua Daeng

Amphoe Nong Bua Daeng

Nong Bua Daeng is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was established as a minor district on July 16, 1965, when the two tambon Nong Bua Daeng and Nang Daet were split off from Kaset Sombun district...

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To the north of the district is the Phu Khiao Wildlife Reserve. The Phu Laenkha National Park is within the three southeastern tambon of the district, and continues to the southwest to Mueang and Nong Bua Daeng districts.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 144 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 two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Kaset Sombun covers parts of tambon Ban Yang and Ban Pao parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	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.	Ban Yang	บ้านยาง	12,294
2.	Ban Han	บ้านหัน	13,529
3.	Ban Duea	บ้านเดื่อ	15,025
4.	Ban Pao	บ้านเป้า	10,840
5.	Kut Lo	กุดเลาะ	7,207
6.	Non Kok	โนนกอก	10,166
7.	Sa Phon Thong	สระโพนทอง	8,320
8.	Nong Kha	หนองข่า	8,255
9.	Nong Phon Ngam	หนองโพนงาม	12,489
10.	Ban Bua	บ้านบัว	4,867
12.	Non Thong	โนนทอง	7,390

Geocode 11 belongs to Sap Si Thong, which was reassigned to Amphoe Mueang Chaiyaphum in 2003.

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)