 In 1907 it was made a district of Nakhon Phanom Province.On 27 September 1982 the southern part of Nakhon Phanom was split off to form the new province Mukdahan, and the Mukdahan District was renamed "Mueang Mukdahan" as the capital district of the new province.The district is divided into 13 sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 144 villages ("mubans").