But, as the land was not fertile, the king moved the city center to Mueang Kui.

In the reign of Mongkut, King Rama IV, Bang Nang Rom, Kui, and Klong Wan towns were merged into Prachuap Khiri Khan, meaning 'town with clusters of mountains'.

[1] Neighboring districts are Kui Buri to the north and Thap Sakae to the south.

The district has folklore about the origin of the names of various landscapes in the local area, as well as other places in the Gulf of Thailand, including islands, bays or mountains.

Ta Mong Lai and his wife, Yai Rampung, have only one beautiful daughter named Yomdoei.