Phon Phisai 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 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...

, 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...

.

History

The district was originally part of Mueang

Mueang

Mueang were historical semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos, parts of northern Vietnam and the Shan State of Myanmar. Smaller Mueang were subordinate to more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king, as described in...

Phon Phaeng, now part of Rattanawapi district. In 1906 it was established as a district.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Rattanawapi

Amphoe Rattanawapi

Rattanawapi is a district of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pak Khat and So Phisai of Bueng Kan Province, Fao Rai and Phon Phisai of Nong Khai Province, and Bolikhamxai Province of Laos.-History:The minor district was split off from Phon Phisai...

 and Fao Rai

Amphoe Fao Rai

Fao Rai is a district of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phon Phisai and Rattanawapi of Nong Khai Province, So Phisai of Bueng Kan Province, Ban Muang of Sakon Nakhon Province, and Ban Dung of Udon Thani Province.-History:The minor district was...

 of Nong Khai Province, Ban Dung

Amphoe Ban Dung

Ban Dung is a district in the northeastern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thung Fon, Phibun Rak, Phen and Sang Khom of Udon Thani Province, Phon Phisai and Fao Rai of Nong Khai Province, and Ban Muang, Charoen Sin and Sawang Daen Din of...

, Sang Khom

Amphoe Sang Khom

Sang Khom is a district in the northern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Dung, Phen and Phon Phisai of Nong Khai Province.-History:...

 and Phen

Amphoe Phen

Phen is a district in the northern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Sang Khom, Ban Dung, Phibun Rak, Mueang Udon Thani, Ban Phue of Udon Thani Province, Sakhrai, Mueang Nong Khai and Phon Phisai of Nong Khai Province.- History :The...

 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 :...

, and Mueang Nong Khai

Amphoe Mueang Nong Khai

Mueang Nong Khai is the capital district of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phon Phisai of Nong Khai Province, Phen of Udon Thani Province, Sa Khrai and Tha Bo of Nong Khai Province again...

 of Nong Khai again. To the north across 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....

 river are the Laotian

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...

 Vientiane prefecture and Bolikhamxai province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 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 151 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...

). Chumphon is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Chumphon. There are further 11 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.	Chumphon	จุมพล	24	19,738
2.	Wat Luang	วัดหลวง	16	9,200
3.	Kut Bong	กุดบง	14	8,681
4.	Chum Chang	ชุมช้าง	19	9,498
6.	Thung Luang	ทุ่งหลวง	12	5,172
7.	Lao Tang Kham	เหล่าต่างคำ	13	6,376
8.	Na Nang	นาหนัง	16	11,129
9.	Soem	เซิม	10	7,426
13.	Ban Pho	บ้านโพธิ์	12	10,281
21.	Ban Phue	บ้านผือ	7	5,440
22.	Sang Nang Khao	สร้างนางขาว	8	3,639

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Fao Rai and Rattanawapi.

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)