Khamcha-i district

Khamcha-i (Thai: คำชะอี) is a district (amphoe) of Mukdahan province, northeastern Thailand.

Khamcha-i คำชะอี
District
District location in Mukdahan province
Coordinates: 16°34′38″N 104°25′9″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Mukdahan
Seat	Nam Thiang
District established	1941
Area
• Total	645.7 km2 (249.3 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	46,987
• Density	72.8/km2 (189/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	49110
Geocode	4905

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dong Luang, Mueang Mukdahan, and Nong Sung of Mukdahan Province; Kuchinarai and Khao Wong of Kalasin province.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 24 June 1941, when the six tambons Khamcha-i, Nong Sung, Ban Song, Ban Kho, Ban Lao, and Nong Ian were split off from Mukdahan District.^[1] Originally the district office was in Khamcha-i Sub-district, but in 1949 it was moved to Ban Song Sub-district.^[2] In 1956 the minor district was upgraded to a full district.^[3] In 1982 it was one of the districts which formed then new province Mukdahan.

Administration

The district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 87 villages (muban). Khamcha-i is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of tambon Nam Thiang. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Khamcha-i district office

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.[4]
03.	Ban Song	บ้านซ่ง	07	4,105
04.	Khamcha-i	คำชะอี	13	6,892
05.	Nong Ian	หนองเอี่ยน	10	5,387
06.	Ban Kho	บ้านค้อ	11	7,101
07.	Ban Lao	บ้านเหล่า	11	5,652
08.	Phon Ngam	โพนงาม	10	5,227
11.	Lao Sang Tho	เหล่าสร้างถ่อ	07	3,939
12.	Kham Bok	คำบก	06	2,506
14.	Nam Thiang	น้ำเที่ยง	12	6,299

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Nong Sung District.