Pak Chom is the northeasternmost 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...

) of Loei Province

Loei Province

Loei is one of the most sparsely populated provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok...

, 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

The minor district (King Amphoe) Pak Chom was created on September 1 1967, when the three tambon Pak Chom, Hat Khamphi and Chiang Klom were split off from Chiang Khan district

Amphoe Chiang Khan

Chiang Khan is a district in the northern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pak Chom, Mueang Loei and Tha Li of Loei Province...

. It was upgraded to a full district in 1971.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Sangkhom

Amphoe Sangkhom

Sangkhom is the westernmost district of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si Chiang Mai, Pho Tak of Nong Khai Province, Na Yung of Udon Thani Province and Pak Chom of Loei Province...

 of Nong Khai Province

Nong Khai Province

Nong Khai is the northernmost of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Bueng Kan, Sakon Nakhon, Udon Thani and Loei...

, Na Yung

Amphoe Na Yung

Na Yung is the northwesternmost district of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area was separated from Nam Som district and created to as a minor district on January 1, 1988...

, Nam Som

Amphoe Nam Som

Nam Som is a district in the northwestern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Yung, Ban Phue of Udon Thani Province, Suwannakhuha of Nongbua Lamphu Province and Pak Chom of Loei Province.-History:The minor district was created on May 12...

 of Udon Thani Province

Udon Thani Province

Udon Thani is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Sakon Nakhon, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Nong Bua Lamphu and Loei.- Geography :...

.Na Duang

Amphoe Na Duang

Na Duang is a district in the eastern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area of the district was originally Ban Na Duang of Udon Thani Province, a village named after the hunter Duang. He led people to establish a new village there in 1881...

, Mueang Loei

Amphoe Mueang Loei

Mueang Loei is the capital district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khan, Pak Chom, Na Duang, Erawan, Wang Saphung, Phu Ruea and Tha Li of Loei Province....

 and Chiang Khan

Amphoe Chiang Khan

Chiang Khan is a district in the northern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pak Chom, Mueang Loei and Tha Li of Loei Province...

 of Loei Province. To the north is the Vientiane Province of Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

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The important water resource are the Mekong

Mekong

The Mekong is a river that runs through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually....

 and Chom Rivers.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 communes (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 53 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 townships (thesaban tambon) - Pak Chom and Chiang Klom each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 6 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.	Pak Chom	ปากชม	12	8,426
2.	Chiang Klom	เชียงกลม	11	9,683
3.	Hat Khamphi	หาดคัมภีร์	6	3,719
4.	Huai Bo Suen	ห้วยบ่อซืน	9	5,128
5.	Huai Phichai	ห้วยพิชัย	9	6,755
6.	Chom Charoen	ชมเจริญ	6	4,223