Amphoe Na Di
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Na Di is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the northeastern part of Prachinburi Province
Prachinburi Province
Prachin Buri is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao and Nakhon Nayok.-Geography:...

, eastern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Kabin Buri
Amphoe Kabin Buri
Kabin Buri is a district in the southeastern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-History:Mueang Kabin Buri was an ancient city of Ayutthaya kingdom. The city hall located in Ban Hanuman. In 1906 the city hall was moved to Ban Paknam, the area of the Hanuman and Phra Prong Rivers joint...

, Prachantakham
Amphoe Prachantakham
Prachantakham is a district of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Di, Kabin Buri, Si Maha Phot, Mueang Prachinburi of Prachinburi Province, Pak Phli of Nakhon Nayok Province, Pak Chong and Wang Nam Khiao of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.The Sankambeng...

 of Prachinburi Province, Wang Nam Khiao
Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao
Wang Nam Khiao is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Wang Nam Khiao was created by separating the four tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Wang Mi, Udom Sap and Raroeng of Pak Thong Chai district on April 1, 1992...

, Khon Buri
Amphoe Khon Buri
Khon Buri is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Khon Buri in Thai language means the origin of the river, which refers to one of tributaries of the Mun river passing through. In the past it was called Ban Khon Buri...

 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima or , often shortened to Korat or Khorat , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand...

 and Mueang Sa Kaeo
Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo
Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo is the capital district of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khon Buri of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Watthana Nakhon and Khao Chakan of Sa Kaeo, and Kabin Buri and Na Di of Prachinburi Province.The Sankambeng Range mountainous area is...

 of Sa Kaeo Province
Sa Kaeo Province
Sa Kaeo is a province of Thailand.It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima and Buri Ram...

.
The Sankambeng Range
Sankambeng Range
The Sankamphaeng Range, also Sankambeng Range or Sungumpang Range is one of the mountain ranges separating Eastern Thailand from the northeast or Isan.-Description:This mountain chain runs in a WNW-ESE direction...

 mountainous area is located in the northern section of this district.

History

Originally the area of the district belonged to Kabin Buri district
Amphoe Kabin Buri
Kabin Buri is a district in the southeastern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-History:Mueang Kabin Buri was an ancient city of Ayutthaya kingdom. The city hall located in Ban Hanuman. In 1906 the city hall was moved to Ban Paknam, the area of the Hanuman and Phra Prong Rivers joint...

. When that district was considered to be too large, and to better counter the underground Thai communist party
Communist Party of Thailand
The Communist Party of Thailand - CPT was a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Thailand, active from 1942 until the 1990s. Initially known as Communist Party of Siam the party was founded officially on the 1st of December 1942, although communist activism in the country began as early...

 attacks, a minor district (King Amphoe) Na Di was established on July 15 1974 by splitting off Tambon Na Di, Sam Phanta, Saphan Hin and Thung Pho. It was upgraded to be full district on July 13 1981.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 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 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into
63 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Na Di itself is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Na Di and Samphan Ta. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

1. Na Di นาดี 15 11,186
2. Samphan Ta สำพันตา 9 8,384
3. Saphan Hin สะพานหิน 10 3,289
4. Thung Pho ทุ่งโพธิ์ 7 6,703
5. Kaeng Din So แก่งดินสอ 12 10,150
6. Bu Phram บุพราหมณ์ 10 8,527

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