Song Khwae 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 northwestern part of Nan Province

Nan Province

Nan is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit, Phrae and Phayao. To the north and east it borders Sainyabuli of Laos.-Geography:...

, northern 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) Song Khwae was established on April 1 1992 with three tambon split off from Chiang Klang district

Amphoe Chiang Klang

Chiang Klang is a district in the northern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring are from the north clockwise Thung Chang, Pua, Tha Wang Pha and Song Khwae.-History:...

. It was upgraded to a full district on October 11 1997.

Geography

Neighboring are from the east clockwise Thung Chang

Amphoe Thung Chang

Thung Chang is a district in the northern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Thung Chang district dates back to the Kwaeng Khun Nan , which was converted into the district Lae in 1914...

, Chiang Klang

Amphoe Chiang Klang

Chiang Klang is a district in the northern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring are from the north clockwise Thung Chang, Pua, Tha Wang Pha and Song Khwae.-History:...

 and Tha Wang Pha

Amphoe Tha Wang Pha

Tha Wang Pha is a district in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Tha Wang Pha was established on October 1 1962 with area split off from Pua district...

 of Nan Province, Pong

Amphoe Pong

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Song Khwae, Tha Wang Pha, Mueang Nan of Nan Province, Chiang Muan, Dok Khamtai, Chun and Chiang Kham of Phayao Province.-History:...

 and Chiang Kham

Amphoe Chiang Kham

Chiang Kham is a district in the northeastern part of Phayao Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pong, Chun of Phayao Province, Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province and Phu Sang of Phayao Province again...

 of Phayao Province

Phayao Province

Phayao is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nan, Phrae, Lampang and Chiang Rai. In the north-east it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.- Geography :...

. To the north it borders Xaignabouli 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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Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 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 25 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 3 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.	Na Rai Luang	นาไร่หลวง	10	5,693
2.	Chon Daen	ชนแดน	9	2,989
3.	Yot	ยอด	6	2,825