Phayu 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 central 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

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on April 30 1994, when five tambon were split off from Mueang Sisaket. On October 11 1997 it was upgraded to a full district.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Sisaket, Nam Kliang

Amphoe Nam Kliang

Nam Kliang is a district in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kanthararom, Non Khun, Benchalak, Si Rattana, Phayu and Mueang Sisaket.-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:...

, 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:...

 and Wang Hin

Amphoe Wang Hin

Wang Hin is a district in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Sisaket, Phayu, Phrai Bueng, Khukhan, Prang Ku and Uthumphon Phisai....

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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 65 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...

). Phayu is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Phayu. There are further 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.	Phayu	พยุห์	12	9,002
2.	Phrom Sawat	พรหมสวัสดิ์	20	9,457
3.	Tamyae	ตำแย	15	7,718
4.	Non Phek	โนนเพ็ก	11	6,109
5.	Nong Kha	หนองค้า	7	4,039