Khun Han 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 southern part 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

In 1958 the minor district Khun Han (then still spelled ขุนหาร) was upgraded to a full district.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Phu Sing

Amphoe Phu Sing

Phu Sing is a district in the southwestern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on April 1 1991, when the six tambon Khok Tan, Huai Ta Mon, Huai Tuekchu, Lalom, Takhian Ram and Dong Rak were split off from Khunkhan district...

, Khukhan

Amphoe Khukhan

- Geography :Neighboring districts are Prang Ku, Wang Hin, Phrai Bueng, Khun Han and Phu Sing of Sisaket Province, and Buachet and Sangkha of Surin Province....

, Phrai Bueng

Amphoe Phrai Bueng

Phrai Bueng is a district in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phayu, Si Rattana, Khun Han, Khukhan and Wang Hin.-History:...

, 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:...

, 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...

 of Sisaket Province and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia

Cambodia

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 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 145 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...

). Khun Han itself is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Si and Non Sung. Further subdistrict municipalities are Si, Krawan, Non Sung, Kanthrom and Pho Krasang, each covering the full same-named subdistrict except those areas belonging to Khun Han municipality. The remaining 7 subdistrict each have a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

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.	Si	สิ	14	11,461
2.	Bak Dong	บักดอง	22	14,666
3.	Phran	พราน	20	15,716
4.	Pho Wong	โพธิ์วงศ์	8	6,192
5.	Phrai	ไพร	11	6,406
6.	Krawan	กระหวัน	12	8,701
7.	Khun Han	ขุนหาญ	9	5,813
8.	Non Sung	โนนสูง	9	7,791
9.	Kanthrom	กันทรอม	13	8,471
10.	Phu Fai	ภูฝ้าย	8	5,009
11.	Pho Krasang	โพธิ์กระสังข์	14	8,990
12.	Huai Chan	ห้วยจันทร์	5	4,799

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)