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Legendary Kaengkhro District

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Legendary Chong Sam Mo
Chong Sam Mo (chong-sarm-maw) is often told that there was a fierce Simese crocodile which swam to kill the head of the household 's children for food.
It made their parents very furious and looked searchingly for Simese crocodile hunters.
Three hunters (three comrades) were invited to fight with the Simese croccodile. The two could not fight with it and they were killed for its food. Then the third hunter could succeed in fighting and killing it.
The villagers who lived right there were very happy. So Huay Sam Mo or Chong Sam Mo has been literally called by them since then.

ฺKaengkhro district ( kaeng-khraw ) is located in northward Chaiyaphum province and far from it about 45 km. It has a total of 602.72 square km.

Boundary
North - connects with Phukheio district.
South - connects with Khon Sawan district and Muang district Chaiyaphum province.
East -.connects with Kok Phochai district Khon Kaen province.
West - connects with Muang district and Kaset Sombun district Chaiyaphum province.

Geography
Most of the areas are obviously plainful and their three sides are surrounded with mountains except the north.
Administration

Kaengkhro district is divided into 10 sub-districts:
1. Chong Sam Mo 2. Na Nongthum 3. Nongkham 4. Nong Sung 5. Lub Kha
6. Ban Kaeng 7.Kok Kung 8. Kao Ya Dee 9. Tha Mafai Wan and 10. Nong Phai.

Population 's careers:
The population about 80% earn their living by farming, 20% by trading, sewing particularly by sewing tailored clothes and so on.

Local Administration
Kaengkhro district launched two centers of public health:
1. The center of public health for Kaengkhro.
2. The center of public health for Na Nongthum.
(Note: The center of public health is a form of local government as a lower level than a municipality. Now the two and others have been officially changed into the municipality)

Map of Kaengkhro District