Amphoe Sung Noen

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Sung Noen
สูงเนิน
Statistics
Province:	Nakhon Ratchasima
District office:	14°54′0″N, 101°49′18″E
Area:	782.9 km²
Inhabitants:	75,990 (2000)
Pop. density:	97.1 inh./km²
Geocode:	3018
Postal code:	30170
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Sung Noen (Thai: สูงเนิน) is a district (Amphoe) in western part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The area of Sung Noen was the location of two ancient cities, Mueang Sema and Mueang Khorakha Pura (Khorat). When the Northeastern railway was finished, the community in Ban Sung Noen due to the passing railway. Thus the government established Sung Noen district in 1901.

Sung Noen word comes from Song Noen meaning two peaks, as the village has 2 small hills beside a pond.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dan Khun Thot, Kham Thale So, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Pak Thong Chai, Wang Nam Khiao and Sikhio.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (tambon). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Sung Noen covers parts of tambon Sung Noen, and Kut Chik covers parts of the tambon Kut Chik and Na Klang.

1.	Sung Noen	สูงเนิน
2.	Sema	เสมา
3.	Khorat	โคราช^[1]
4.	Bung Khilek	บุ่งขี้เหล็ก
5.	Non Kha	โนนค่า
6.	Khong Yang	โค้งยาง
7.	Makluea Kao	มะเกลือเก่า
8.	Makluea Mai	มะเกลือใหม่
9.	Na Klang	นากลาง
10.	Nong Takai	หนองตะไก้
11.	Kut Chik	กุดจิก