title: Kut Bak district
text: # Kut Bak district
  
  Kut Bak (Thai: กุดบาก, pronounced) is a district (amphoe) of Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nikhom Nam Un, Phanna Nikhom, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, and Phu Phan of Sakon Nakhon Province, Kham Muang of Kalasin province and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani province.
  
  ## History
  
  The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 February 1964, when three tambons, Kut Bak, Khok Phu, and Na Mong were split from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district. It was upgraded to a full district on 14 November 1967.
  
  ## Administration
  
  The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 38 villages (mubans). Kut Bak is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Kut Bak. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
  
  | No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Kut Bak | กุดบาก | 10 | 10,687 |
  | 3. | Na Mong | นาม่อง | 17 | 11,918 |
  | 5. | Kut Hai | กุดไห | 11 | 9,228 |
  
  Missing numbers are tambons which now form Phu Phan District.
  
  