 The district is divided into 15 sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 169 villages ("mubans").The town ("thesaban mueang") Nakhon Phanom covers "tambon" Nai Mueang and Nong Saeng and parts of "tambons" At Samat and Nong Yat.There are a further 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).