Amphoe Non Sang
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Non Sang 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...

) in the southeastern part 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:...

, 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...

.

Geography

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

, Mueang Nong Bua 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...

 of Nongbua Lamphu Province, Nong Wua So
Amphoe Nong Wua So
Nong Wua So is a district in the western part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kut Chap, Mueang Udon Thani and Nong Saeng of Udon Thani Province, Khao Suan Kwang of Khon Kaen Province and Non Sang and Mueang Nongbua Lamphu of Nongbua Lamphu...

 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 :...

, Khao Suan Kwang
Amphoe Khao Suan Kwang
Khao Suan Kwang is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Khao Suan Kwang was established in 1978 by splitting it from Nam Phong district...

, Ubolratana
Amphoe Ubolratana
Ubolratana is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.The district is named after Princess Ubol Ratana, the eldest child of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.-History:...

, Phu Wiang
Amphoe Phu Wiang
Phu Wiang is a district in the northwestern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ubolratana, Nong Ruea, Chum Phae, Wiang Kao, Nong Na Kham of Khon Kaen Province and Non Sang of Nongbua Lamphu Province.A prehistoric Iron Age archaeological site,...

 and Nong Na Kham
Amphoe Nong Na Kham
Nong Na Kham is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was established on April 30 1994 by splitting it from Phu Wiang district....

 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...

.

History

The area of the district was originally a tambon of Nongbua Lamphu district
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...

. On January 1 1948 it was made a minor district (King Amphoe), which was upgraded to a full district on June 9 1956.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 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 104 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 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Non Sang covers the whole tambon Non Sang, and Kut Du parts of tambon Kut Du. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai 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 Sang โนนสัง 15 8,497
2. Ban Thin บ้านถิ่น 9 6,337
3. Nong Ruea หนองเรือ 12 9,430
4. Kut Du กุดดู่ 14 9,774
5. Ban Kho บ้านค้อ 10 5,080
6. Non Mueang โนนเมือง 7 5,385
7. Khok Yai โคกใหญ่ 7 3,726
8. Khok Muang โคกม่วง 9 6,523
9. Nikhom Phatthana นิคมพัฒนา 11 4,253
10. Pang Ku ปางกู่ 10 5,289

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