Phutthaisong 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 northern part 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...

, 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) Khu Mueang

Amphoe Khu Mueang

Khu Mueang is a district in the northern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khaen Dong, Satuek, Ban Dan, Mueang Buriram, Lam Plai Mat of Buriram Province, Lam Thamenchai, Mueang Yang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Phutthaisong of Buriram...

 of Buriram Province, Mueang Yang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima or , often shortened to Korat or Khorat , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand...

, Ban Mai Chaiyaphot

Amphoe Ban Mai Chaiyaphot

Ban Mai Chaiyaphot is a district of Buriram Province, north-eastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Ban Mai Chaiyapho was created on April 1 1992 by splitting off five tambon from Phutthaisong district...

 of Buriram, 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,...

 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...

, 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, 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...

 and Phayakkhaphum Phisai

Amphoe Phayakkhaphum Phisai

Phayakkhaphum Phisai is a district of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Yang Sisurat and Na Dun of Maha Sarakham Province, Pathum Rat and Kaset Wisai of Roi Et Province, Chumphon Buri of Surin Province, and Phutthaisong of Buriram...

 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....

, and Chumphon Buri

Amphoe Chumphon Buri

Chumphon Buri is a district in the northwestern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district dates back to Mueang Chumphon Buri, which was converted into a district during the thesaphiban administrative reform around 1900.On February 22 1938 the eastern part of the district...

 of Surin Province

Surin Province

Surin is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et and Sisaket...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 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 97 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...

). Phutthaisong is a subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Phutthaisong, Mafueang and Ban Chan. There are further 7 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.	Phutthaisong	พุทไธสง	13	8,624
2.	Mafueang	มะเฟือง	13	6,164
3.	Ban Chan	บ้านจาน	13	7,216
6.	Ban Pao	บ้านเป้า	12	5,610
7.	Ban Waeng	บ้านแวง	13	5,175
9.	Ban Yang	บ้านยาง	18	8,277
10.	Hai Sok	หายโศก	15	5,301

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Ban Mai Chaiyaphot district.

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)