Khao Yoi 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 Phetchaburi Province

Phetchaburi Province

Phetchaburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram and Prachuap Khiri Khan...

, central 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...

.

History

The district was established in 1897 and Luang Phromsan (หลวงพรหมสาร) was assigned as the first district officer. At first named Huai Luang, the district was renamed to Khao Yoi in 1903 due to the location of the district office.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Pak Tho

Amphoe Pak Tho

Pak Tho is a district in the southern part of Ratchaburi Province, central Thailand.The name Pak Tho means mouth of a water pipe. It originates from the fact that the area named Nong Thale is rather low and thus during raining season was usually flooded...

 of Ratchaburi Province

Ratchaburi Province

Ratchaburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom,Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram and Phetchaburi...

, Bang Khonthi

Amphoe Bang Khonthi

-Geography:The district is located slightly inland at the northwestern tip of the Bay of Bangkok. Neighboring districts are Mueang Samut Songkhram, Amphawa, Wat Phleng, Mueang Ratchaburi and Damnoen Saduak, the latter three in Ratchaburi Province...

 of Samut Songkhram Province

Samut Songkhram Province

Samut Songkhram ) is one of the central provinces of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are Phetchaburi, Ratchaburi and Samut Sakhon. Local people call Samut Songkhram Mae Klong. The province is the smallest of all Thai provinces areawise...

, Ban Laem

Amphoe Ban Laem

Ban Laem is a district in the northeastern part of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally, the area were Khwaeng Khun Chamnan and Phrommasan under Mueang Phetchaburi district....

, Mueang Phetchaburi

Amphoe Mueang Phetchaburi

Mueang Phetchaburi is the capital district of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established around 1903...

, Ban Lat

Amphoe Ban Lat

Ban Lat is a district in the central part of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khao Yoi, Mueang Phetchaburi, Tha Yang, Kaeng Krachan and Nong Ya Plong of Phetchaburi Province....

 and Nong Ya Plong

Amphoe Nong Ya Plong

Nong Ya Plong is the district in the northwestern part of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Nong Ya Plong was established as a minor district on July 16 1972, when the three tambon Nong Ya Plong, Yang Nam Klat Nuea and Yang Nam Klat Tai were split off from Khao Yoi district...

 of Phetchaburi Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 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 59 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...

). The subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) Khao Yoi covers parts of the tambon Khao Yoi, Sa Phang, Bang Khem and Thap Khang. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal area.

No.	Name	Thai	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.	Khao Yoi	เขาย้อย	7	6,873
2.	Sa Phang	สระพัง	4	3,296
3.	Bang Khem	บางเค็ม	6	3,834
4.	Thap Khang	ทับคาง	5	3,548
5.	Nong Pla Lai	หนองปลาไหล	5	2,692
6.	Nong Prong	หนองปรง	6	3,935
7.	Nong Chumphon	หนองชุมพล	7	4,605
8.	Huai Rong	ห้วยโรง	4	2,507
9.	Huai Tha Chang	ห้วยท่าช้าง	8	2,034
10.	Nong Chumphon Nuea	หนองชุมพลเหนือ	7	4,373

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)