A giant turtle statue named Phaya Tao Ngoi (พญาเต่างอย; lit: 'turtle lord') was erected in the park behind the district office.

In 2017, the popular female luk thung singer Jintara Poonlarp released the song, "Tao Ngoi", bringing increased publicity to the story and the district.

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 32 villages (mubans).

Tao Ngoi is the center of tomato production and processing in Thailand.

The Tao Ngoi plant generated revenues of 150 million baht in 2017.