Amphoe Khamcha-i

Amphoe Khamcha-i
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Khamcha-i
คำชะอี
Statistics
Province:	Mukdahan
District office:	Nam Thiang 16°34′38″N 104°25′9″E / 16.57722, 104.41917
Area:	645.7 km²
Inhabitants:	46,987 (2005)
Pop. density:	72.8 inh./km²
Geocode:	4905
Postal code:	49110
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Khamcha-i (Thai: คำชะอี) is a district (Amphoe) of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

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 June 24 1941, when the 6 tambon Khamcha-i, Nong Sung, Ban Song, Ban Kho, Ban Lao and Nong Ian were split off from Mukdahan district.¹ In 1956 it was upgraded to a full district.² In 1982 it was one of the districts which formed then new province Mukdahan.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 87 villages (muban). Khamcha-i is a township (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of tambon Nam Thiang. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

Khamcha-i district office

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
3.	Ban Song	บ้านซ่ง	7	4,049
4.	Khamcha-i	คำชะอี	13	6,960
5.	Nong Ian	หนองเอี่ยน	10	5,435
6.	Ban Kho	บ้านค้อ	11	7,174
7.	Ban Lao	บ้านเหล่า	11	5,715
8.	Phon Ngam	โพนงาม	10	5,305
11.	Lao Sang Tho	เหล่าสร้างถ่อ	7	3,955
12.	Kham Bok	คำบก	6	2,521
14.	Nam Thiang	น้ำเที่ยง	12	5,873