Kanthararom District


Kanthararom District is a district in the northeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The district was established in 1897, then named Uthai Si Sa Ket. It was renamed Kanthararom in 1913. In 1926 the district office was moved to Ban Khambon in tambon Dun.

Geography

Neighboring districts are : Non Khun, Nam Kliang, Mueang Sisaket, and Yang Chum Noi of Sisaket Province; Khueang Nai, Mueang Ubon Ratchathani, Warin Chamrap, and Samrong.

Administration

The district is divided into 16 sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 169 villages. Kanthararom is a township which covers parts of tambon Dun. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organizations.
Missing numbers are tambons which now form Nam Kliang District.