Amphoe Na Klang
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Na Klang 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...

) of Nongbua Lamphu Province
Nongbua Lamphu Province
Nong Bua Lam Phu is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Loei.-History:...

, north-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...

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History

The district was created as a minor district (King Amphoe) on July 16 1965, when the three tambon Na Klang, Kao Kloi and Na Si were split from Nong Bua Lam Phu district. It was officially upgraded to a full district in 1969.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Suwannakhuha
Amphoe Suwannakhuha
Suwannakhuha is the northernmost district of Nongbua Lamphu Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on...

 of Nongbua Lamphu Province, Kut Chap
Amphoe Kut Chap
Kut Chap is a district in the western part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Phue, Mueang Udon Thani and Nong Wua So of Udon Thani Province, Na Klang and Suwannakhuha of Nongbua Lamphu Province-History:The minor district was created on July...

 of Udon Thani Province
Udon Thani Province
Udon Thani is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Sakon Nakhon, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Nong Bua Lamphu and Loei.- Geography :...

, Mueang Nongbua Lamphu
Amphoe Mueang Nongbua Lamphu
Mueang Nongbua Lamphu is the capital district of Nongbua Lamphu Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Non Sang, Si Bun Rueang, Na Klang of Nongbua Lamphu Province, Kut Chap and Nong Wua So of Udon Thani Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 15...

, Si Bun Rueang
Amphoe Si Bun Rueang
Si Bun Rueang is a district in the southwestern part of Nongbua Lamphu Province, northeastern Thailand. It may also be spelled Sri Bun Rueang.-History:...

 and Na Wang
Amphoe Na Wang
Na Wang is a district in the western part of Nongbua Lamphu Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Klang, Si Bun Rueang of Nongbua Lamphu Province, Erawan and Na Duang of Loei Province....

 of Nongbua Lamphu again, and Na Duang
Amphoe Na Duang
Na Duang is a district in the eastern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area of the district was originally Ban Na Duang of Udon Thani Province, a village named after the hunter Duang. He led people to establish a new village there in 1881...

 of Loei Province
Loei Province
Loei is one of the most sparsely populated provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok...

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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 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 119 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...

). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) within the district - Na Klang covers parts of the tambon Na Klang, Dan Chang and Kut Hae, and Kut Din Chi covers parts of the tambon Kut Din Chi. There are further 8 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 Klang นากลาง 12 12,259
2. Dan Chang ด่านช้าง 12 10,334
5. Kut Din Chi กุดดินจี่ 20 16,336
6. Fang Daeng ฝั่งแดง 18 11,856
7. Kao Kloi เก่ากลอย 13 8,991
9. Non Mueang โนนเมือง 15 10,714
10. Uthai Sawan อุทัยสวรรค์ 12 6,357
11. Dong Sawan ดงสวรรค์ 9 6,647
13. Kut Hae กุดแห่ 8 7,502

Missing numbers are tambon which are now part of the districts Suwannakhuha and Na Wang

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