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Amphoe Nong Song Hong

Amphoe Nong Song Hong

Overview
Nong Song Hong is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....

) in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nongbua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun and Loei.-Geography:Khon Kaen is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau...

, 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 Burma, 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 Burma...

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Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) 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...

, Non Sila
Amphoe Non Sila
Non Sila is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was established on July 15 1996 by splitting it Ban Phai district....

, 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...

 and Pueai Noi
Amphoe Pueai Noi
Pueai Noi is a district in the southwestern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Song Hong and Ban Phai of Khon Kaen Province, Kut Rang and Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:The minor district Phueai Noi was established on...

 of Khon Kaen Province, Na Chueak
Amphoe Na Chueak
Na Chueak is a district in the south of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kut Rang, Borabue, Wapi Pathum, Na Dun and Yang Sisurat of Maha Sarakham Province, Na Pho of Buriram Province, and Nong Song Hong and Pueai Noi of Khon Kaen...

 of Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen....

, Na Pho
Amphoe Na Pho
Na Pho is the northernmost district of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phutthaisong of Buriram Province,...

, Phutthaisong
Amphoe Phutthaisong
Phutthaisong is a district in the northern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khu Mueang of Buriram Province, Mueang Yang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Ban Mai Chaiyaphot of Buriram, Nong Song Hong of Khon Kaen Province, Na Pho of Buriram, Yang...

 and Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
Amphoe Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
Ban Mai Chaiyaphot is a district of Buriram Province, north-eastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Ban Mai Chaiyapho was created on April 1 1992 by splitting off five tambon from Phutthaisong district...

 of Buriram Province
Buriram Province
Buri Ram is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia...

, and Prathai
Amphoe Prathai
Prathai is a district in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Prathai village was built in Khmer era. King Jayavarman II set his camp in the area when he expanded his power to the west. After his reign, Prathai was deserted...

 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima , often shortened to Korat or Khorat , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Prachinburi, Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, Lopburi.The capital of the province is The City of Nakhon Ratchasima located in...

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The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on January 1 1962, when the four tambon Takua Pa, Nong Mek, Non That and Khuemchat were split off from Phon district
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...

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Nong Song Hong is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....

) in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nongbua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun and Loei.-Geography:Khon Kaen is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau...

, 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 Burma, 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 Burma...

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Geography


Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) 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...

, Non Sila
Amphoe Non Sila
Non Sila is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was established on July 15 1996 by splitting it Ban Phai district....

, 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...

 and Pueai Noi
Amphoe Pueai Noi
Pueai Noi is a district in the southwestern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Song Hong and Ban Phai of Khon Kaen Province, Kut Rang and Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:The minor district Phueai Noi was established on...

 of Khon Kaen Province, Na Chueak
Amphoe Na Chueak
Na Chueak is a district in the south of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kut Rang, Borabue, Wapi Pathum, Na Dun and Yang Sisurat of Maha Sarakham Province, Na Pho of Buriram Province, and Nong Song Hong and Pueai Noi of Khon Kaen...

 of Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen....

, Na Pho
Amphoe Na Pho
Na Pho is the northernmost district of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phutthaisong of Buriram Province,...

, Phutthaisong
Amphoe Phutthaisong
Phutthaisong is a district in the northern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khu Mueang of Buriram Province, Mueang Yang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Ban Mai Chaiyaphot of Buriram, Nong Song Hong of Khon Kaen Province, Na Pho of Buriram, Yang...

 and Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
Amphoe Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
Ban Mai Chaiyaphot is a district of Buriram Province, north-eastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Ban Mai Chaiyapho was created on April 1 1992 by splitting off five tambon from Phutthaisong district...

 of Buriram Province
Buriram Province
Buri Ram is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia...

, and Prathai
Amphoe Prathai
Prathai is a district in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Prathai village was built in Khmer era. King Jayavarman II set his camp in the area when he expanded his power to the west. After his reign, Prathai was deserted...

 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima , often shortened to Korat or Khorat , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Prachinburi, Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, Lopburi.The capital of the province is The City of Nakhon Ratchasima located in...

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History


The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on January 1 1962, when the four tambon Takua Pa, Nong Mek, Non That and Khuemchat were split off from Phon district
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...

. It was upgraded to a full district on July 16 1963.

Administration


The district is subdivided into 12 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 135 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...

). Nong Song Hong is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Nong Song Hong. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
In biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...

1. Nong Song Hong หนองสองห้อง 17 13,127
2. Khuemchat คึมชาด 9 6,615
3. Non That โนนธาตุ 11 5,687
4. Takua Pa ตะกั่วป่า 11 6,160
5. Samrong สำโรง 9 5,910
6. Nong Mek หนองเม็ก 15 7,933
7. Don Du ดอนดู่ 11 8,326
8. Dong Kheng ดงเค็ง 13 6,841
9. Han Chot หันโจด 12 4,143
10. Don Dang ดอนดั่ง 10 4,655
11. Wang Hin วังหิน 8 4,627
12. Nong Phai Lom หนองไผ่ล้อม 9 4,586

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