Nong Bua Daeng District

Nong Bua Daeng หนองบัวแดง
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Chaiyaphum Province
Coordinates: 16°4′54″N 101°48′12″E / 16.08167°N 101.80333°E / 16.08167; 101.80333Coordinates: 16°4′54″N 101°48′12″E / 16.08167°N 101.80333°E / 16.08167; 101.80333
Country	Thailand
Province	Chaiyaphum
Seat	Nong Bua Daeng
Area
• Total	2,215.5 km2 (855.4 sq mi)
Population (2000)
• Total	92,766
• Density	41.9/km2 (109/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	36210
Geocode	3605

Nong Bua Daeng (Thai: หนองบัวแดง) is a district (Amphoe) of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The district was established as a minor district (King Amphoe) on July 16, 1965, when the two tambon Nong Bua Daeng and Nang Daet were split off from Kaset Sombun district.^[1] It was officially upgraded to be full district on April 1, 1969.^[2]

Geography

Neighboring district are (from the north clockwise) Amphoe Khon San, Kaset Sombun, Mueang Chaiyaphum, Ban Khwao, Nong Bua Rawe and Phakdi Chumphon of Chaiyaphum Province, and Nong Phai and Mueang Phetchabun of Phetchabun Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 130 villages (muban). There is one municipality (thesaban), and 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Missing numbers are now tambon of Phakdi Chumphon district.

References

1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 82 (57 ง): 1878. July 20, 1965. 
2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอสมเด็จ อำเภอสีชมพู อำเภอหนองบัวแดง อำเภอบ้านแท่น อำเภอดอนตูม อำเภอนากลาง อำเภอศรีบุญเรือง และอำเภอป่าติ้ว พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 86 (16 ก): 225–229. February 25, 1969. 

External links

• amphoe.com