Amphoe Non Sila
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Non Sila 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 Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen Province
-History:The first city of the area was established in 1783 when Rajakruluang settled there with 330 people. King Rama I made Rajakruluang the first governor of the area when establishing tighter connections with the Isan area. The main city was moved six times until in 1879 it reached its modern...

, northeastern 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 minor district was established on July 15 1996 by splitting it Ban Phai district
Amphoe Ban Phai
Ban Phai is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pueai Noi, Nong Song Hong, Non Sila, Chonnabot, Mancha Khiri and Ban Haet of Khon Kaen Province, Kosum Phisai and Kut Rang of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:Originally named Ban Keng , the...

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Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Phai
Amphoe Ban Phai
Ban Phai is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pueai Noi, Nong Song Hong, Non Sila, Chonnabot, Mancha Khiri and Ban Haet of Khon Kaen Province, Kosum Phisai and Kut Rang of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:Originally named Ban Keng , the...

, Nong Song Hong
Amphoe Nong Song Hong
Nong Song Hong is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phon, Non Sila, Ban Phai and Pueai Noi of Khon Kaen Province, Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province, Na Pho, Phutthaisong and Ban Mai Chaiyaphot of Buriram Province,...

, Phon
Amphoe Phon
Phon is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Waeng Noi, Waeng Yai, Chonnabot, Non Sila and Nong Song Hong of Khon Kaen Province, Bua Lai and Prathai of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.-Administration:The district is...

 and Chonnabot
Amphoe Chonnabot
Chonnabot is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Mueang Chonbot was established at the begin of the Rattanakosin era of around 1783. Its center was at Ban Nong Kong Kaeo....

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 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 45 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...

). The township (thesaban tambon) Non Sila covers parts of the tambon Non Sila and Ban Han. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO), the non-municipal area of tambon Non Sila is administrated by a Tambon administration (TA).
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. Non Sila โนนศิลา 7 4,180
2. Nong Pla Mo หนองปลาหมอ 8 4,536
3. Ban Han บ้านหัน 15 10,292
4. Pueai Yai เปือยใหญ่ 8 3,403
5. Non Daeng โนนแดง 7 3,576

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