 There are also small Khmer "prasat" in Ban Mueang Yang and Ban Nang O.The area of Mueang Yang was separated from Chum Phuang District and made a minor district ("king amphoe") on 1 April 1995.The people of Mueang Yang District are descendants of the original Khorat people and migrants from the neighbouring provinces of Buriram, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, and Roi Et.