title: Lao Khwan district
text: # Lao Khwan district
  
  Lao Khwan (Thai: เลาขวัญ, pronounced) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand.
  
  ## History
  
  Laotian people moved to establish a new village in the area of Ban Ko Ban Kao. Later people from Bo Phloi moved to the area. When the government established a new town, they named it Ban Lao Khwan.
  
  The minor district (king amphoe) Lao Khwan was created on 1 October 1971, when the three tambons Lao Khwan, Nong Sano, and Nong Pradu were split off from Phanom Thuan district. It was upgraded to a full district on 8 September 1976.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Huai Krachao, Bo Phloi, Nong Prue of Kanchanaburi Province, Dan Chang, Nong Ya Sai, Don Chedi and U Thong of Suphanburi province.
  
  ## Administration
  
  The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 82 villages (mubans). Lao Khwan and Nong Fai are two townships (thesaban tambon), each covering parts of the same-named tambons. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
  
  | No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Lao Khwan | เลาขวัญ | 15 | 7,079 |
  | 2. | Nong Sano | หนองโสน | 9 | 8,230 |
  | 3. | Nong Pradu | หนองประดู่ | 10 | 9,349 |
  | 4. | Nong Pling | หนองปลิง | 17 | 9,335 |
  | 5. | Nong Nok Kaeo | หนองนกแก้ว | 10 | 5,990 |
  | 6. | Thung Krabam | ทุ่งกระบ่ำ | 12 | 6,833 |
  | 7. | Nong Fai | หนองฝ้าย | 9 | 5,792 |
  
  Ban Nong Pradu is a village in the Nong Pradu subdistrict. It is known as the setting of the popular Thai martial arts film Ong-Bak starring Tony Jaa.
  
  