Nong Bua 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 northeastern part of Nakhon Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani and Tak.- Etymology :...

, northern 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...

.

History

The government separated some tambons of the districts Chum Saeng

Amphoe Chum Saeng

Chum Saeng is a district in Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Chum Saeng is an old district of Nakhon Sawan. The government separated some part of Mueang district to establish Tambon Koei Chai. In 1903, the Interior ministry upgraded the tambon to be Amphoe Phan Lan, named after...

, Tha Tako

Amphoe Tha Tako

Tha Tako is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was established at Ban Khao Noi, Tambon Tha Tako in 1900. At first there was confusion whether the name was Khao Noi or Don Kha...

 and Bang Mun Nak

Amphoe Bang Mun Nak

Bang Mun Nak is a district in the southern part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pho Thale, Taphan Hin, Thap Khlo, Dong Charoen of Phichit Province, Nong Bua and Chum Saeng of Nakhon Sawan Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 10...

 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

Amphoe Bang Mun Nak

Bang Mun Nak is a district in the southern part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pho Thale, Taphan Hin, Thap Khlo, Dong Charoen of Phichit Province, Nong Bua and Chum Saeng of Nakhon Sawan Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 10...

 and Dong Charoen

Amphoe Dong Charoen

Dong Charoen is a district in the southeastern part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Bang Mun Nak and Thap Khlo of Phichit Province, Chon Daen of Phetchabun Province and Nong Bua of Nakhon Sawan Province.-History:The minor district was established on...

 of Phichit Province, Chon Daen

Amphoe Chon Daen

Chon Daen is a district in the western part of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:Chon Daen minor district was created in 1917...

 and Bueng Sam Phan

Amphoe Bueng Sam Phan

Bueng Sam Phan is a district in the southern part of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.- History :Tambon Sap Samo Thot was created by separating it from Tambon Ban Phot, Nong Phai district in 1966...

 of Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit and Phitsanulok.- Geography :...

, and Phaisali

Amphoe Phaisali

Phaisali is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand.-History:Phaisali is an ancient city, as proven by Khmer remains in Tambon Samrong Chai...

, Tha Tako

Amphoe Tha Tako

Tha Tako is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was established at Ban Khao Noi, Tambon Tha Tako in 1900. At first there was confusion whether the name was Khao Noi or Don Kha...

 and Chum Saeng

Amphoe Chum Saeng

Chum Saeng is a district in Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Chum Saeng is an old district of Nakhon Sawan. The government separated some part of Mueang district to establish Tambon Koei Chai. In 1903, the Interior ministry upgraded the tambon to be Amphoe Phan Lan, named after...

 of Nakhon Sawan Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 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 105 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 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	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 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