Chum Phae (, ; , ) is a district of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand.
History The area has been occupied since prehistoric times. The ruins of the town Non Mueang date from the Dvaravati period. At Tham Phra Kho Khat, in Nong Phai subdistrict at the foot of the Phu Wiang range, an unfinished sema stone 25 cm wide, 70 cm high and 5 cm thick was found lying on the ground surface. Its pale grey sandstone is more than nine tenths quartz and matches the Phra Wihan Formation, which is exposed in a cross-bedded cliff beside the site and carries thin veins of iron oxide. Vimoltip Singtuen and colleagues assign the site to the Dvaravati period, following an earlier Fine Arts Department survey.
The establishment of the district was announced in the Royal Gazette on 3 August 1943, originally including tambons Chum Phae, Si Suk, Non Han, and Khua Riang, which were later divided into 10 tambons.
In 1965 the northeastern part of the district was split off to form Si Chomphu district. In 1981 the western portion of the district formed the district Phu Pha Man district.
Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Phu Kradueng of Loei province; Si Chomphu, Wiang Kao, Phu Wiang and Nong Ruea of Khon Kaen Province; Ban Thaen, Phu Khiao, and Khon San of Chaiyaphum province; and Phu Pha Man of Khon Kaen.
Administration The district is divided into 12 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 142 villages (mubans). Chum Phae is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers parts of tambons Chum Phae, Nong Pai, and Chai So. There are two townships (thesaban tambon): Non Han covers parts of tambons Non Han and Non Sa-at, and Khok Sung Sam Phanat covers parts of tambons Non Udom and Khua Riang. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO). No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.1.Chum Phaeชุมแพ1722,0702.Non Hanโนนหัน106,5993.Na Nong Thumนาหนองทุ่ม128,8404.Non Udomโนนอุดม116,8295.Khua Riangขัวเรียง128,6516.Nong Phaiหนองไผ่1920,6437.Chai Soไชยสอ109,5278.Wang Hin Latวังหินลาด118,3889.Na Phiangนาเพียง148,86510.Nong Khiatหนองเขียด106,48011.Nong Sao Laoหนองเสาเล้า106,53412.Non Sa-atโนนสะอาด98,665
Pop culture Chum Phae served as the setting for the 1976 Thai action film Chum Phae by Philip Chalong.
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