Na Chueak 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 south of Maha Sarakham Province

Maha Sarakham Province

Maha Sarakham is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen....

, 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 north clockwise) Kut Rang

Amphoe Kut Rang

Kut Rang is a district of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kosum Phisai, Borabue and Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province, and Pueai Noi and Ban Phai of Khon Kaen Province.-History:The minor district was split off from Borabue district on April 1...

, Borabue

Amphoe Borabue

Borabue is a district in the central part of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Kosum Phisai, Mueang Maha Sarakham, Wapi Pathum, Na Chueak and Kut Rang.- History :...

, Wapi Pathum

Amphoe Wapi Pathum

Wapi Pathum is a district of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Dun, Na Chueak, Borabue, Mueang Maha Sarakham and Kae Dam of Maha Sarakham Province, Si Somdet, Chaturaphak Phiman, Kaset Wisai and Pathum Rat of Roi Et Province.-History:The...

, Na Dun

Amphoe Na Dun

Na Dun is a district in the south of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phayakkhaphum Phisai, Yang Sisurat, Na Chueak and Wapi Pathum of Maha Sarakham Province, and Pathum Rat of Roi Et Province.-History:The area was made a minor district on...

 and Yang Sisurat

Amphoe Yang Sisurat

Yang Sisurat is a district in the south of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Chueak, Na Dun and Phayakkhaphum Phisai of Maha Sarakham Province, Phutthaisong and Na Pho of Buriram Province.-History:The minor district was created on April 1...

 of Maha Sarakham Province, Na Pho

Amphoe Na Pho

Na Pho is the northernmost district of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighbouring districts are Phutthaisong of Buriram Province,...

 of Buriram Province

Buriram Province

Buri Ram or is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia...

, and Nong Song Hong

Amphoe Nong Song Hong

Nong Song Hong is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phon, Non Sila, Ban Phai and Pueai Noi of Khon Kaen Province, Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province, Na Pho, Phutthaisong and Ban Mai Chaiyaphot of Buriram Province,...

 and Pueai Noi

Amphoe Pueai Noi

Pueai Noi is a district in the southwestern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Song Hong and Ban Phai of Khon Kaen Province, Kut Rang and Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:The minor district Phueai Noi was established on...

 of Khon Kaen Province

Khon Kaen Province

-History:The first city of the area was established in 1783 when Rajakruluang settled there with 330 people. King Rama I made Rajakruluang the first governor of the area when establishing tighter connections with the Isan area. The main city was moved six times until in 1879 it reached its modern...

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History

The area was made a minor district (King Amphoe) on July 19 1960 by splitting it off from Borabue district

Amphoe Borabue

Borabue is a district in the central part of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Kosum Phisai, Mueang Maha Sarakham, Wapi Pathum, Na Chueak and Kut Rang.- History :...

. It was upgraded to become a full district in 1963.

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 146 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...

). Na Chueak is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Na Chueak and Khwao Rai. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (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.	Na Chueak	นาเชือก	18	8,825
2.	Samrong	สำโรง	15	6,839
3.	Nong Daeng	หนองแดง	10	3,969
4.	Khwao Rai	เขวาไร่	19	7,735
5.	Nong Pho	หนองโพธิ์	12	5,237
6.	Po Phan	ปอพาน	16	8,055
7.	Nong Mek	หนองเม็ก	20	6,661
8.	Nong Ruea	หนองเรือ	13	5,166
9.	Nong Kung	หนองกุง	11	3,949
10.	San Pa Tong	สันป่าตอง	12	4,420

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)