- Amphoe Khong
Infobox Amphoe
name=Khong
thai=คง
province=Nakhon Ratchasima
coordinates=coord|15|26|29|N|102|19|43|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=454.7
population=81,484
population_as_of=2000
density=179.2
postal_code=30260
geocode=3004Khong ( _th. คง) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the northern part ofNakhon Ratchasima Province , northeasternThailand .History
The name of the district originates from the founding legend of its main settlement. A hunter named Khong was the pioneer of the town. He invited people to settle the new town in this fertile land. The people named the town name him "
Mueang " Khong. Later the government cut "Mueang" off from the district name to prevent confusion with the "Amphoe Mueang ".The area became a sub-district ("
King Amphoe ") of Bua Yai district in 1938. It was officially upgraded to a full district in 1947. The center of the city is in Ban Kut Rang.Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Lueam, Bua Yai, Non Daeng, Phimai, Non Sung, Kham Sakaesaeng and Phra Thong Kham of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, and Noen Sa-nga of
Chaiyaphum Province .Administration
The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts ("
tambon "). There are two townships ("thesaban tambon ") - Mueang Khong and Thephalai, each covering part of the same-named "tambon".
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