Kumphawapi District


Kumphawapi District is a district in the southern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.

Etymology

Kumpha กุมภ is from Sanskrit 'pitcher' or 'water-pot', as reflected in the name of February, associated with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. Wapi วาปี is from Sanskrit 'pond', synonymous with หนองนํ้า, บึง.

Geography

Neighboring districts are : Non Sa-at, Nong Saeng, Mueang Udon Thani, Prachaksinlapakhom, Ku Kaeo and Si That of Udon Thani Province; Tha Khantho of Kalasin Province and Kranuan of Khon Kaen Province.
North of the central town is the shallow Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake. The lake is surrounded by marshland, one of the largest natural wetlands in northeast Thailand. The lake is drained by Lam Pao.

History

Mueang Kumphawapi was one of the four original subdivisions of Udon Thani, which were converted into amphoes during the thesaphiban administrative reforms in 1908.

Symbols

The district slogan is "Kumphawapi, city of sugar, monkey park, highland of glass Buddha station, goose wetland stream of life."

Administration

Central administration

Kumphawapi is divided into 13 sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 176 administrative villages.
No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Tum Taiตูมใต้97,042
2.Phan Donพันดอน2017,410
3.Wiang Khamเวียงคำ1810,496
4.Chaelaeแชแล1410,311
6.Chiang Waeเชียงแหว138,633
7.Huai Koengห้วยเกิ้ง85,424
9.Soephloeเสอเพลอ1911,959
10.Si Oสีออ84,546
11.Pakhoปะโค1711,304
13.Pha Sukผาสุก106,379
14.Tha Liท่าลี่149,775
15.Kumphawapiกุมภวาปี1512,890
16.Nong Waหนองหว้า118,072

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Prachak Sinlapakhom District.

Local administration

There are nine sub-district municipalities in the district:
There are six subdistrict administrative organizations in the district: