title: Phu Phan district
text: # Phu Phan district
  
  Phu Phan (Thai: ภูพาน, pronounced) is a district (amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon province, northeast Thailand.
  
  ## History
  
  The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 30 April 1994, when three tambons Sang Kho, Lup Lao, and Khok Phu were split off from Kut Bak district. The tambon Kok Pla Sio was added from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district in 1996. On 11 October 1997 it was upgraded to a full district.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Kut Bak, Mueang Sakon Nakhon and Tao Ngoi of Sakon Nakhon Province, Na Khu, Huai Phueng, Somdet and Kham Muang of Kalasin province.
  
  ## Administration
  
  The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 61 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
  
  | No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Sang Kho | สร้างค้อ | 22 | 11,069 |
  | 2. | Lup Lao | หลุบเลา | 12 | 7,021 |
  | 3. | Khok Phu | โคกภู | 18 | 14,248 |
  | 4. | Kok Pla Sio | กกปลาซิว | 9 | 3,712 |
  