The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 154 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Uttaradit covers the whole tambon Tha It. There are three more townships (thesaban tambon) - Wang Kaphi and Ban Ko each cover the whole of their eponymous tambons, and Ban Dan Na Kham covers parts of tambon Ban Dan Na Kham. There are further 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).