Amphoe Lom Kao
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Lom Kao หล่มเก่า |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Phetchabun Province |
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| Coordinates: 16°53′8″N 101°13′46″E / 16.88556°N 101.22944°ECoordinates: 16°53′8″N 101°13′46″E / 16.88556°N 101.22944°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Phetchabun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 927.1 km2 (358.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 67,101 |
| • Density | 65.0/km2 (168/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ICT |
| Postal code | 67120 |
| Geocode | 6704 |
Lom Kao (Thai: หล่มเก่า, pronounced [lòm kàw]) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.
The first record of Mueang Lom is found in Ram Khamhaeng the Great's stone pillar. In the Rattanakosin era, the area was populated by a large community of Lao people from Vientiane. The population grew due to further immigration from Luang Prabang and Vientiane, so the governor led some people to establish a new town near the Pa Sak River, now in the Lom Sak District.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dan Sai and Phu Ruea of Loei Province and Nam Nao, Lom Sak, and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province.
The Lom Kao District is divided into nine sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 99 administrative villages (muban).
There is one sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district:
There are nine sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
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