Nong Phai (่) 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 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 :...

, 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...

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History

The area was created to be a minor district (King Amphoe) in 1961. It was officially upgraded to a full district in 1963.

Geography

Neighboring district are (from the east clockwise) Nong Bua Daeng

Amphoe Nong Bua Daeng

Nong Bua Daeng is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was established as a minor district on July 16, 1965, when the two tambon Nong Bua Daeng and Nang Daet were split off from Kaset Sombun district...

 and Phakdi Chumphon

Amphoe Phakdi Chumphon

Phakdi Chumphon is the westernmost district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Tambon Ban Chiang, Wang Thong and Chao Thaong of Nong Bua Daeng district were separated to create the minor district Phakdi Chumphon on August 1, 1988...

 of Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopburi and Phetchabun.- Etymology :...

, 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...

, 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 Mueang Phetchabun

Amphoe Mueang Phetchabun

Mueang Phetchabun is the capital district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:Mueang Phetchabun was an ancient frontier city, established in Sukhothai era. Prince Damrong Rajanubhab found the old forts on the both banks of the Pa Sak River, same landscaping as Mueang Phitsanulok...

 of Phetchabun Province.

The main water resource is 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...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 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 135 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 township (thesaban tambon) within the district - Na Chaliang, Nong Phai and Yang Ngam, each covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

1.	Kong Thun	กองทูล
2.	Na Chaliang	นาเฉลียง
3.	Ban Phot	บ้านโภชน์
4.	Tha Daeng	ท่าแดง
5.	Phet Lakhon	เพชรละคร
6.	Bo Thai	บ่อไทย
7.	Huai Pong	ห้วยโป่ง
8.	Wang Tha Di	วังท่าดี
9.	Bua Watthana	บัววัฒนา
10.	Nong Phai	หนองไผ่
11.	Wang Bot	วังโบสถ์
12.	Yang Ngam	ยางงาม
13.	Tha Duang	ท่าด้วง