Amphoe Non Sung

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Non Sung
โนนสูง
Statistics
Province:	Nakhon Ratchasima
District office:	Non Sung 15°10′48″N, 102°15′25″E
Area:	677.0 km²
Inhabitants:	130,064 (2000)
Pop. density:	192.1 inh./km²
Geocode:	3010
Postal code:	30160
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Non Sung (Thai: โนนสูง) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.

1 Etymology
2 History
3 Geography
4 Administration
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Etymology

The old name of the district was Klang. The word Klang in Thai means middle, which refers to the location of the district between the Nok district (now Bua Yai district) and Nai district (Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district).

When Thai people had to choose a family name at the beginning of the 20th century, many of the locals created names with the word Klang within.

[edit] History

The district was renamed from Non Wat to Non Sung in 1939.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khong, Phimai, Chakkarat, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Non Thai and Kham Sakaesaeng. Ban Non Wat, a village in the district is an important archaeological site from the bronze age.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) within the district - Non Sung covers the whole tambon Non Sung, and Talat Khae covers parts of tambon Than Prasat.

1.	Non Sung	โนนสูง
2.	Mai	ใหม่
3.	Tanot	โตนด
4.	Bing	บิง
5.	Don Chomphu	ดอนชมพู
6.	Than Prasat	ธารปราสาท
7.	Lum Khao	หลุมข้าว
8.	Makha	มะค่า
9.	Phon Songkhram	พลสงคราม
10.	Chan-at	จันอัด
11.	Kham Thao	ขามเฒ่า
12.	Dan Khla	ด่านคล้า
13.	Lam Kho Hong	ลำคอหงษ์
14.	Mueang Prasat	เมืองปราสาท
15.	Don Wai	ดอนหวาย
16.	Lam Mun	ลำมูล