Non Thai District

Non Thai
โนนไทย
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Coordinates: 15°11′54″N 102°4′10″E / 15.19833°N 102.06944°E / 15.19833; 102.06944Coordinates: 15°11′54″N 102°4′10″E / 15.19833°N 102.06944°E / 15.19833; 102.06944
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Ratchasima
Seat Non Thai
Area
  Total 542.0 km2 (209.3 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 74,911
  Density 138.2/km2 (358/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 30220
Geocode 3009

Non Thai (Thai: โนนไทย) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

Originally, the area was Khwaeng San Thia (แขวงสันเทียะ). San Thia is Khmer language, meaning a place to fulfill salt. The name refers to the tradition of salt manufacturing in that area.

In 1900, Khwaeng San Thia was changed to an Amphoe and renamed to Non Lao. However already in the following year it was named back to San Thia. In 1919, the district name was changed to be Non Lao again.[1] Finally in the phase of Thai nationalism under Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the district name was changed to be Non Thai in 1939[2] to remove the reference to the Lao population in the name.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phra Thong Kham, Kham Sakaesaeng, Non Sung, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Kham Thale So and Dan Khun Thot.

Administration

The district in subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 131 villages (muban). There are three subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Non Thai covering part of tambon Non Thai, Khok Sawai covering part of tambon Sai O. The whole tambon Banlang is also a subdistrict municipality. The non-municipal parts for each of the other 9 tambon is administrative by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai Inh.
1.Non Thaiโนนไทย13,051
2.Dan Chakด่านจาก8,862
3.Kampangกำปัง9,500
4.Samrongสำโรง6,907
5.Khang Phluค้างพลู5,439
6.Ban Wangบ้านวัง4,841
7.Banlangบัลลังก์8,648
8.Sai Oสายออ7,544
9.Thanon Phoถนนโพธิ์4,067
14.Makhaมะค่า6,052

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Phra Thong Kham district.

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