Country Thailand Time zone ICT (UTC+7) Geocode 4618 Population 27,098 (2005) | Seat Khong Chai Phatthana Postal code 46130 Area 128.3 km² Province Kalasin Province | |
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Khong Chai (Thai: ฆ้องชัย) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.
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Map of Khong Chai District, Kalasin, Thailand
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Yang Talat, Mueang Kalasin, Kamalasai of Kalasin Province, Changhan of Roi Et Province, Mueang Maha Sarakham and Kantharawichai of Maha Sarakham Province.
History
Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang (Thai: เมืองฟ้าแดดสงยาง) is the site of a prehistoric community surrounded by earthen mounds about 5 kilometres long. Evidence of its civilization are religious ruins in and around it, and a large concentration of boundary stones called bai sema or sema hin (ใบเสมา, เสมาหิน.)
The minor district (king amphoe) was split off from Kamalasai district on 1 July 1997.
Following a decision of the Thai government on 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.
Administration
The district is subdivided into five subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 48 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).