Nong Sung 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 Mukdahan Province

Mukdahan Province

Mukdahan is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Amnat Charoen, Yasothon, Roi Et, Kalasin, Sakon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom. To the east it borders the Mekong River, across which lies Savannakhet Province of Laos.-Geography:The province is located in the...

, 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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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khamcha-i

Amphoe Khamcha-i

Khamcha-i is a district of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Dong Luang, Mueang Mukdahan and Nong Sung of Mukdahan Province, Kuchinarai and Khao Wong of Kalasin Province....

, Mueang Mukdahan

Amphoe Mueang Mukdahan

Mueang Mukdahan is the capital district of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Don Tan, Nikhom Kham Soi, Nong Sung, Khamcha-i, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province and Wan Yai of Mukdahan Province again...

 and Nikhom Kham Soi

Amphoe Nikhom Kham Soi

Nikhom Kham Soi is a district of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Sung, Mueang Mukdahan and Don Tan of Mukdahan Province, and Loeng Nok Tha of Yasothon Province....

 of Mukdahan Province, Loeng Nok Tha

Amphoe Loeng Nok Tha

Loeng Nok Tha is a district of Yasothon Province in northeastern Thailand. Loeng Nok Tha town, the administrative center of the district, lies 69 km from Mueang Yasothon, and approximately 600 km from Bangkok.-History:...

 of Yasothon Province

Yasothon Province

Yasothon is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand on the Chi River. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket and Roi Et.-Geography:...

, Nong Phok

Amphoe Nong Phok

Nong Phok is a district in the northeastern part of Roi Et Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Selaphum, Phon Thong and Moei Wadi of Roi Et Province, Nong Sung of Mukdahan Province, and Loeng Nok Tha and Kut Chum of Yasothon Province.-History:The district goes...

 of Roi Et Province

Roi Et Province

Roi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....

, and Kuchinarai

Amphoe Kuchinarai

Kuchinarai is a district in the eastern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Don Chan, Na Mon, Huai Phueng, Na Khu and Khao Wong of Kalasin Province, Khamcha-i and Nong Sung of Mukdahan Province, Moei Wadi, Phon Thong and Pho Chai of Roi Et...

 of Kalasin Province

Kalasin Province

Kalasin is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sakon Nakhon, Mukdahan, Roi Et, Maha Sarakham, Khon Kaen and Udon Thani.-Geography:...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on March 1 1985, when five tambon were split off from Khamcha-i district

Amphoe Khamcha-i

Khamcha-i is a district of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Dong Luang, Mueang Mukdahan and Nong Sung of Mukdahan Province, Kuchinarai and Khao Wong of Kalasin Province....

. It was upgraded on November 3 1993.

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 44 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 no municipal (thesaban

Thesaban

Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....

) areas, and 5 Tambon administrative organization (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.	Nong Sung	หนองสูง	5	1,795
2.	Non Yang	โนนยาง	10	5,900
3.	Phu Wong	ภูวง	7	2,639
4.	Ban Pao	บ้านเป้า	6	3,723
5.	Nong Sung Tai	หนองสูงใต้	8	3,956
6.	Nong Sung Nuea	หนองสูงเหนือ	8	2,861