the district is divided into seven sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 94 villages ("mubans"). there are four townships ("thesaban tambons"), chiang pheng, sang ko, and tan lian each covers parts of the same-named "tambons", and kut chap covers parts of "tambons" kut chap and mueang phia. there are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (tao).