Tha Khantho is the northwesternmost 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 Kalasin Province

Kalasin Province

Kalasin is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sakon Nakhon, Mukdahan, Roi Et, Maha Sarakham, Khon Kaen and Udon Thani.-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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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Nong Kung Si

Amphoe Nong Kung Si

Nong Kung Si is a district in the western part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The government separated Tambon Nong Kung Si and Khok Khruea from Tha Khantho district and created Nong Kung Si minor district on September 14, 1973. Later Tambon Nong Bua of Sahatsakhan district...

 of Kalasin Province, Kranuan

Amphoe Kranuan

Kranuan is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Kranuan was established on January 1 1948 by splitting it from Nam Phong district...

 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...

, Kumphawapi

Amphoe Kumphawapi

Kumphawapi is a district in the southern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.- Etymology : is from Sanskrit pitcher, water-pot, as reflected in the name of February, associated with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. is from Sanskrit pond, synonymous with หนองนํ้า, บึง...

, Si That

Amphoe Si That

Si That is a district in the southeastern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kumphawapi, Ku Kaeo, Chai Wan and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani Province, and Tha Khantho of Kalasin Province.-History:The minor district Si That was created on March 1...

 and Wang Sam Mo

Amphoe Wang Sam Mo

Wang Sam Mo is a district in the southeastern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si That and Chai Wan of Udon Thani Province, Waritchaphum, Nikhom Nam Un and Kut Bak of Sakon Nakhon Province and Kham Muang, Sam Chai and Nong Kung Si and Tha...

 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 :...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Tha Khantho was established on October 1 1962, when the two tambon Tha Khantho and Khok Khruea were split off from Sahatsakhan district

Amphoe Sahatsakhan

Sahatsakhan is a district in the central part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Somdet, Mueang Kalasin, Nong Kung Si, Sam Chai and Kham Muang of Kalasin Province....

. It was upgraded to a full district on October 2 1965. Khok Khruea was later reassigned to Nong Kung Si district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 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 59 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...

). Tha Khantho is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole tambon Tha Khantho and parts of Na Tan. There are further 6 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.	Tha Khantho	ท่าคันโท	9	5,770
2.	Kung Kao	กุงเก่า	11	6,608
3.	Yang Um	ยางอู้ม	6	4,412
4.	Kut Chik	กุดจิก	11	5,457
5.	Na Tan	นาตาล	13	10,433
6.	Dong Sombun	ดงสมบูรณ์	9	4,613