{{Infobox settlement |name = Dong Luang District |native_name = อำเภอดงหลวง |settlement_type = District |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Thailand]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Mukdahan Province]] |parts_type = [[Tambon|Subdistricts]] |parts_name = 6 |area_total_km2 = 473.6 |population_total = 35,170 |population_as_of = 2013 |postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Thailand|Postal code]] |postal_code = 49110 }}
Dong Luang District (Thai: อำเภอดงหลวง, pronounced {{IPAc-th|doŋ lǔaŋ}}) is a district (''[[Amphoe|amphoe]]'') in the northern part of [[Mukdahan Province]], northeastern [[Thailand]].
History
Dong Luang was established as a minor district (''[[King Amphoe|king amphoe]]'') on 15 April 1985, by separating the ''tambons'' Dong Luang, Nong Bua, and Chanot from [[Na Kae District]] in [[Nakhon Phanom Province]] and ''tambon'' Kok Pho from [[Mueang Mukdahan District]] in [[Mukdahan Province]]. It was upgraded to a full district (''amphoe'') on 9 May 1992.Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): [[Na Kae District]] and [[Si Songkhram District]] of [[Nakhon Phanom Province]]; [[Nikhom Kham Soi District]] and [[Mueang Mukdahan District]] of Mukdahan Province.Administration
The district is divided into six subdistricts (''[[Tambon|tambon]]''), which are further subdivided into 61 villages (''[[Muban|muban]]'').{| class="wikitable"
|+
! No.
! Name
! Thai name
! Villages
! Pop.
(2013)
|-
| 1.
| Dong Luang
| ดงหลวง
| 11
| 7,203
|-
| 2.
| Nong Bua
| หนองบัว
| 9
| 5,312
|-
| 3.
| Chanot
| ชะโนด
| 14
| 7,937
|-
| 4.
| Kok Pho
| กกโพธิ์
| 9
| 4,795
|-
| 5.
| Phu Pha Daen
| ภูผาแด่น
| 10
| 5,781
|-
| 6.
| Nong Khaen
| หนองแคน
| 8
| 4,142
|}
There are no municipal (''[[Thesaban|thesaban]]'') areas in the district. Each of the six ''tambon'' has a ''[[Tambon administrative organization|tambon]]'' administrative organization (TAO).
References
External links
- [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=134&pv=11 Amphoe.com] (Thai)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120224095818/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2528/A/063/13.PDF Royal Gazette] (Thai, document establishing the minor district)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120224095818/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2535/A/029/1.PDF Royal Gazette] (Thai, document upgrading to full district)