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Chatturat is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Chaiyaphum Province
Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Lopburi Province and Phetchabun Province....
, northeastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

ya Narin Songkhram (Thongkham) led people from Vientiane
Vientiane

Vientiane is the capital city of Laos, situated in the Mekong Valley. It is also Laos's largest city. The estimated population of the city is 200,000 while the number of people living in the Vientiane metropolitan area is believed to be over 730,000....
 to establish a new town at Mueang
Mueang

Mueang , Muang , Mu?ng or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar....
 Narai, in the modern-day Tambon Joho, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district
Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima

Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima is one of 32 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeastern Thailand. Including the center city of district is Nakhon Ratchasima....
. Later they moved to a fertile square pond, decided to stay there and named the new town Ban Si Mum. Now it is Ban Sa Si Mum, Tambon Ban Kok, within the modern-day district. In 1826 Phraya Narin Songkhram moved the center of the town northwards to Tambon Nong Bua Yai, around 8km from the old town.






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Chatturat is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Chaiyaphum Province
Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Lopburi Province and Phetchabun Province....
, northeastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

History

Phraya Narin Songkhram (Thongkham) led people from Vientiane
Vientiane

Vientiane is the capital city of Laos, situated in the Mekong Valley. It is also Laos's largest city. The estimated population of the city is 200,000 while the number of people living in the Vientiane metropolitan area is believed to be over 730,000....
 to establish a new town at Mueang
Mueang

Mueang , Muang , Mu?ng or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar....
 Narai, in the modern-day Tambon Joho, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district
Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima

Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima is one of 32 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeastern Thailand. Including the center city of district is Nakhon Ratchasima....
. Later they moved to a fertile square pond, decided to stay there and named the new town Ban Si Mum. Now it is Ban Sa Si Mum, Tambon Ban Kok, within the modern-day district. In 1826 Phraya Narin Songkhram moved the center of the town northwards to Tambon Nong Bua Yai, around 8km from the old town. When he died, his son Mr. Saek travelled to Bangkok to receive the royal command documents for his appointment as governor. However he died on the way to Bangkok, so Mr. Bun Hao received the royal command instead. After that he moved the center of town toward the southwest at Tambon Ban Kok because of the old location was prone to flooding. When Phraya Narin Songkhram (Bun Hao) died, his son Thongdi received the royal command to be the governor.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Khwao
Amphoe Ban Khwao

Ban Khwao is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand. It is a region known for its production of quality Thai silk....
, Noen Sa-nga
Amphoe Noen Sa-nga

Noen Sa-nga is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Chaiyaphum Province, Phra Thong Kham
King Amphoe Phra Thong Kham

Phra Thong Kham is a district in the northern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand....
 and Dan Khun Thot
Amphoe Dan Khun Thot

Dan Khun Thot is a district in western part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand....
 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima , often shortened to Korat or Khorat, is one of the north-eastern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chaiyaphum Province, Khon Kaen Province, Buriram Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Prachinburi Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Saraburi Province, Lopburi Province....
, and Bamnet Narong
Amphoe Bamnet Narong

Bamnet Narong is a district in the southwestern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Sap Yai
King Amphoe Sap Yai

Sap Yai is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 and Nong Bua Rawe
Amphoe Nong Bua Rawe

Nong Bua Rawe is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Chaiyaphum again.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 115 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). Nong Bua Khok has township (thesaban tambon) status.
No. Name Thai name Villages
1.Ban Kok???????17 
2.Nong Bua Ban??????????10 
3.Ban Kham???????12 
5.Kut Nam Sai????????14 
6.Nong Don???????11 
7.Lahan?????18 
10.Nong Bua Yai???????????9 
11.Nong Bua Khok??????????11 
13.Sompoi???????13 
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Noen Sa-nga
Amphoe Noen Sa-nga

Noen Sa-nga is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 and Sap Yai
King Amphoe Sap Yai

Sap Yai is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....