Nong Bua District

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Nong Bua
หนองบัว
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Nakhon Sawan Province
Amphoe location in Nakhon Sawan Province
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Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Sawan
Area
 • Total 819.5 km2 (316.4 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 70,609
 • Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 60110
Geocode 6004

Nong Bua (Thai: หนองบัว) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.

History

The government separated some tambons of the districts Chum Saeng, Tha Tako and Bang Mun Nak of Phichit Province to create the minor district (King Amphoe) Nong Bua on January 1, 1948. It was upgraded to a full district on June 6, 1956.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bang Mun Nak and Dong Charoen of Phichit Province, Chon Daen and Bueng Sam Phan of Phetchabun Province, and Phaisali, Tha Tako and Chum Saeng of Nakhon Sawan Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 105 villages (muban). Nong Bua is a township (thesaban tambon) covering parts of the tambon Nong Bua and Nong Klap. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Nong Bua หนองบัว 20 15,342
2. Nong Klap หนองกลับ 15 13,103
3. Than Thahan ธารทหาร 9 7,977
4. Huai Ruam ห้วยร่วม 11 4,595
5. Huai Thua Tai ห้วยถั่วใต้ 7 2,178
6. Huai Thua Nuea ห้วยถั่วเหนือ 9 3,580
7. Huai Yai ห้วยใหญ่ 6 2,938
8. Thung Thong ทุ่งทอง 14 9,876
9. Wang Bo วังบ่อ 14 11,020


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