Amphoe Na Kae

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Na Kae
นาแก
Statistics
Province: Nakhon Phanom
District office: 16°56′48″N, 104°30′3″E
Area: 523.2 km²
Inhabitants: 75,180 (2005)
Pop. density: 143.7 inh./km²
Geocode: 4807
Postal code: 48130
Map
Map of Nakhon Phanom, Thailand highlighting Na Kae

Na Kae (Thai: นาแก) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wang Yang, Pla Pak, Renu Nakhon and That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, and Tao Ngoi and Khok Si Suphan of Sakon Nakhon Province.

[edit] History

The district goes back to Mueang Kabil (เมืองกบิล), which was deserted after it was invaded by an enemy army. It was later resettled by Lao people.

The district name means Field of Kae trees, which grew a lot in the swampy areas.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 127 villages (muban). Na Kae itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of the tambon Na Kae. There are further 12 tambon Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Na Kae นาแก 12 8,784
2. Phra Song พระซอง 16 7,357
3. Nong Sang หนองสังข์ 10 7,045
4. Na Khu นาคู่ 11 6,225
5. Phiman พิมาน 10 6,187
6. Phum Kae พุ่มแก 16 6,739
7. Kan Lueang ก้านเหลือง 12 7,847
8. Nong Bo หนองบ่อ 12 6,312
9. Na Liang นาเลียง 12 3,997
12. Ban Kaeng บ้านแก้ง 10 6,395
13. Kham Phi คำพี้ 9 4,663
15. Si Chomphu สีชมพู 7 3,629

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Wang Yang district.

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