Dong Luang district

Dong Luang is a district of Mukdahan province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are Mueang Mukdahan and Khamcha-i of Mukdahan Province; Khao Wong and Na Khu of Kalasin province; Tao Ngoi of Sakon Nakhon province; and Na Kae and That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom province.
Dong Luang is about from downtown Mukdahan.

History

The minor district was established on 1 April 1977, when the three tambons Dong Luang, Kok Tum, and Nong Bua were split off from Na Kae district. When Mukdahan Province was created in 1982, Dong Luang was one of districts forming the new province, and became reassigned to be a subordinate of Mueang Mukdahan District. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 16 July 1984.

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 57 villages. There are no municipal areas, and six tambon administrative organization.

2020 lost girl

On 11 May 2020, a nationally renowned case unfolded in village of Ban Kok Kok, Kok Tum sub-district, when a three-year-old girl, Orawan "Nong Chompoo" Wongsricha, mysteriously disappeared from her home. On 14 May, after an extensive search by villagers, her body was discovered naked on Phu Lek Fai, a mountain within Phu Pha Yon National Park, approximately from her residence. More than 500 police officers from Bangkok were dispatched to investigate the case. Numerous local men were identified as suspects, yet after more than two months the authorities were still unable to make an arrest.
It was not until 2 June 2021, 388 days after her disappearance, that police issued an arrest warrant for Chaiphol "Lung Phol" Wipha, the girl's uncle-in-law.