The district is divided into 17 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 165 villages (mubans). Chumphon is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the whole tambon Tha Taphao and parts of tambon Bang Mak, Na Thung, Tak Daet, Khun Krathing, and Wang Phai.
The district comprises 17 sub-districts (tambons), which are then divided into 165 villages (mubans). Chumphon is a town (thesaban mueang) that includes the entire tambon Tha Taphao and portions of other tambons such as Bang Mak, Na Thung, Tak Daet, Khun Krathing, and Wang Phai.