Nong Khae 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 southern part of Saraburi Province

Saraburi Province

Saraburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Lopburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Nayok, Pathum Thani and Ayutthaya. Saraburi has been an important town since ancient times...

, central 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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History

There were records that the district already existed in 1899.

Amphoe Nong Khae has the Na Roeng Khlong

Khlong

A khlong is the general name for a canal in the central plain of Thailand. These canals are spawned by the Chao Phraya, the Tha Chin, the Mae Klong Rivers and their tributaries...

(canal) that connects to the Pa Sak River

Pa Sak River

The Pa Sak River is a river in central Thailand. The river originates in Dan Sai District, Loei Province, passes through Phetchabun Province as the backbone of the Province...

. The Ayutthaya kingdom

Ayutthaya kingdom

Ayutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the walls of the...

 army moved their troops by this canal for military purposes.

Recently there has been immigration of people from Lanna

Lanna

The Kingdom of Lanna was a kingdom centered in present-day northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries. The cultural development of the people of Lanna, the Tai Yuan people, had begun long before as successive Tai Yuan kingdoms preceded Lanna...

 and Vientiane

Vientiane

-Geography:Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.-Climate:Vientiane features a tropical wet and dry climate with a distinct monsoon season and a dry season. Vientiane’s dry season spans from November through March. April marks the...

 to this district.

Geography

Neighboring district are (from the north clockwise) Nong Saeng

Amphoe Nong Saeng, Saraburi Province

-History:Originally, the district was a minor district under the district Sao Hai. It was upgraded to a full district in 1953.The most people of Nong Saeng migrated from Vientiane. They established their new town nearby a pond that has many Saeng trees around...

, Mueang Saraburi

Amphoe Mueang Saraburi

Mueang Saraburi is the capital district of Saraburi Province, central Thailand.-History:In 1896 when the Northeastern railway was built and passed by Tambon Pak Phriao...

 and Wihan Daeng

Amphoe Wihan Daeng

Wihan Daeng is a district in southern part of Saraburi Province, central Thailand.- History :Tambon Nong Moo of Nong Khae district was separated to create the minor district Nong Moo in 1937. The district office was moved to Ban Lam on Suwannason road in 1957...

 of Saraburi Province, Nong Suea

Amphoe Nong Suea

Nong Suea is a district in the eastern part of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.In the district area there is a pond, which in the past was visited by wild tigers from the mountains of neighboring Saraburi and Nakhon Nayok to drink water...

 of Pathum Thani Province, and Wang Noi

Amphoe Wang Noi

Wang Noi is district in Ayutthaya province, Thailand, located 50 km north of Bangkok. The population of Wang Noi were mostly farmer but now this area is an industrial area.-Geography:...

, Uthai

Amphoe Uthai

Uthai is a district in the eastern part of Ayutthaya Province, in Thailand.-History:Historically, the district was named Uthai Yai, but was renamed to be Uthai in 1916....

 and Phachi

Amphoe Phachi

Phachi is a district in the eastern part of Ayutthaya province.-History:The district was created in 1953, by separating it from Uthai district....

 of Ayutthaya Province

Ayutthaya Province

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Ang Thong, Lop Buri, Saraburi, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri....

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 18 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 181 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 three 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 further 16 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

1.	Nong Khae	หนองแค
2.	Kum Hak	กุ่มหัก
3.	Khotchasit	คชสิทธิ์
4.	Khok Tum	โคกตูม
5.	Khok Yae	โคกแย้
6.	Bua Loi	บัวลอย
7.	Phai Tam	ไผ่ต่ำ
8.	Phon Thong	โพนทอง
9.	Huai Khamin	ห้วยขมิ้น
10.	Huai Sai	ห้วยทราย
11.	Nong Khai Nam	หนองไข่น้ำ
12.	Nong Khaem	หนองแขม
13.	Nong Chik	หนองจิก
14.	Nong Chorakhe	หนองจรเข้
15.	Nong Nak	หนองนาก
16.	Nong Pla Mo	หนองปลาหมอ
17.	Nong Pling	หนองปลิง
18.	Nong Rong	หนองโรง