Amphoe Nong Bua

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Nong Bua
หนองบัว
Statistics
Province: Nakhon Sawan
District office: 15°51′54″N, 100°35′10″E
Area: 819.5 km²
Inhabitants: 70,609 (2005)
Pop. density: 86.2 inh./km²
Geocode: 6004
Postal code: 60110
Map
Map of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand highlighting Nong Bua

Nong Bua (Thai: หนองบัว) is a district (Amphoe) in the northeastern part of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.

[edit] History

The government separated some tambons of the districts Chum Saeng, Tha Tako and Bang Mun Nak of Phichit Province to create the minor district (King Amphoe) Nong Bua on January 1st, 1948. It was upgraded to a full district on June 6th, 1956.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bang Mun Nak and Dong Charoen of Phichit Province, Chon Daen and Bueng Sam Phan of Phetchabun Province, and Phaisali, Tha Tako and Chum Saeng of Nakhon Sawan Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 105 villages (muban). Nong Bua is a township (thesaban tambon) covering parts of the tambon Nong Bua and Nong Klap. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Nong Bua หนองบัว 20 15,342
2. Nong Klap หนองกลับ 15 13,103
3. Than Thahan ธารทหาร 9 7,977
4. Huai Ruam ห้วยร่วม 11 4,595
5. Huai Thua Tai ห้วยถั่วใต้ 7 2,178
6. Huai Thua Nuea ห้วยถั่วเหนือ 9 3,580
7. Huai Yai ห้วยใหญ่ 6 2,938
8. Thung Thong ทุ่งทอง 14 9,876
9. Wang Bo วังบ่อ 14 11,020
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