[html]<p><strong>Fao Rai</strong> (Thai: <span xml:lang="th" lang="th">เฝ้าไร่</span>) is a district (<em>Amphoe</em>) of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.</p>
<h2><span id="Geography">Geography</span></h2>
<p>Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Phon Phisai, Rattanawapi and So Phisai of Nong Khai Province, and Ban Muang of Sakon Nakhon Province, and Ban Dung of Udon Thani Province.</p>
<h2><span id="History">History</span></h2>
<p>The minor district (<em>King Amphoe</em>) was split off from Phon Phisai district on April 1 1995.</p>
<p>Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.</p>
<h2><span id="Administration">Administration</span></h2>
<p>The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (<em>tambon</em>), which are further subdivided into 69 villages (<em>muban</em>). There are no municipal (<em>thesaban</em>) areas, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).</p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>No.</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Thai name</th>
<th>Villages</th>
<th>Inh.</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1.</td>
<td>Fao Rai</td>
<td>เฝ้าไร่</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>10,689</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.</td>
<td>Na Di</td>
<td>นาดี</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>3,884</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3.</td>
<td>Nong Luang</td>
<td>หนองหลวง</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>15,301</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4.</td>
<td>Wang Luang</td>
<td>วังหลวง</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>12,962</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5.</td>
<td>Udom Phon</td>
<td>อุดมพร</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>7,645</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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