Pha Khao 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...

) 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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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Phu Kradueng

Amphoe Phu Kradueng

Phu Kradueng is a district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phu Luang, Nong Hin and Pha Kao of Loei Province, Si Bun Rueang of Nongbua Lamphu Province, Si Chomphu, Chum Phae and Phu Pha Man of Khon Kaen Province, and Nam Nao of Phetchabun Province.Phu...

, Nong Hin

Amphoe Nong Hin

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Saphung, Pha Khao, Phu Kradueng and Phu Luang.-History:The minor district was established on July 1 1997 with territory split off from Phu Kradueng....

, Wang Saphung

Amphoe Wang Saphung

Wang Saphung is a district in the central part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Khwaeng Wang Saphung was a satellite city of Mueang Lom Sak...

 and Erawan

Amphoe Erawan

Erawan is a district in the eastern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.The district is named after the Erawan Cave, located in neighboring Na Wang district very near the boundary to Erawan district.-Geography:...

 of Loei Province, and Si Bun Rueang

Amphoe Si Bun Rueang

Si Bun Rueang is a district in the southwestern part of Nongbua Lamphu Province, northeastern Thailand. It may also be spelled Sri Bun Rueang.-History:...

 of Nongbua Lamphu Province

Nongbua Lamphu Province

Nong Bua Lam Phu is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Loei.-History:...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on January 1 1988, when the four tambon Pha Khao, Tha Chang Khlong, Non Po Daeng and Non Pa Sang were split off from Phu Kradueng

Amphoe Phu Kradueng

Phu Kradueng is a district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phu Luang, Nong Hin and Pha Kao of Loei Province, Si Bun Rueang of Nongbua Lamphu Province, Si Chomphu, Chum Phae and Phu Pha Man of Khon Kaen Province, and Nam Nao of Phetchabun Province.Phu...

. It was upgraded to a full district on November 3 1993.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 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 64 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 no municipal (thesaban

Thesaban

Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....

) areas, and 5 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.	Pha Khao	ผาขาว	12	6,405
2.	Tha Chang Khlong	ท่าช้างคล้อง	14	10,458
3.	Non Po Daeng	โนนปอแดง	16	10,365
4.	Non Pa Sang	โนนป่าซาง	13	7,445
5.	Ban Phoem	บ้านเพิ่ม	9	5,374