Amphoe Nong Ya Plong
Encyclopedia
Nong Ya Plong is the district (Amphoe
) in the northwestern part of Phetchaburi Province
, central Thailand
.
. It was upgraded to a full district on May 21 1990.
of Ratchaburi Province
, Khao Yoi
, Ban Lat
and Kaeng Krachan
of Phetchaburi Province. To the west is Tanintharyi Division
of Myanmar
.
), which are further subdivided into 31 villages (muban
). There are no municipal areas (thesaban
), and 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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 northwestern part of Phetchaburi Province
Phetchaburi Province
Phetchaburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram and Prachuap Khiri Khan...
, 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...
.
History
Nong Ya Plong was established as a minor district (King Amphoe) on July 16 1972, when the three tambon Nong Ya Plong, Yang Nam Klat Nuea and Yang Nam Klat Tai were split off from Khao Yoi districtAmphoe Khao Yoi
Khao Yoi is a district in the northern part of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1897 and Luang Phromsan was assigned as the first district officer...
. It was upgraded to a full district on May 21 1990.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Kha and Pak ThoAmphoe Pak Tho
Pak Tho is a district in the southern part of Ratchaburi Province, central Thailand.The name Pak Tho means mouth of a water pipe. It originates from the fact that the area named Nong Thale is rather low and thus during raining season was usually flooded...
of Ratchaburi Province
Ratchaburi Province
Ratchaburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom,Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram and Phetchaburi...
, Khao Yoi
Amphoe Khao Yoi
Khao Yoi is a district in the northern part of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1897 and Luang Phromsan was assigned as the first district officer...
, Ban Lat
Amphoe Ban Lat
Ban Lat is a district in the central part of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khao Yoi, Mueang Phetchaburi, Tha Yang, Kaeng Krachan and Nong Ya Plong of Phetchaburi Province....
and Kaeng Krachan
Amphoe Kaeng Krachan
Kaeng Krachan is a district of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was created as a minor district on January 1 1988 by splitting off the three tambon Kaeng Krachan, Song Phi Nong and Wang Chan from Tha Yang district...
of Phetchaburi Province. To the west is Tanintharyi Division
Tanintharyi Division
Tanintharyi Region , is an administrative region of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus. It borders with the Andaman Sea to the west and with the Tenasserim Hills, beyond which lies Thailand, to the east. To the north is the Mon State. The capital of...
of Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
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Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambonTambon
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 31 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 no municipal areas (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....
), and 3 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... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nong Ya Plong | หนองหญ้าปล้อง | 11 | 6,411 | |
| 2. | Yang Nam Klat Nuea | ยางน้ำกลัดเหนือ | 5 | 1,867 | |
| 3. | Yang Nam Klat Tai | ยางน้ำกลัดใต้ | 7 | 2,375 | |
| 4. | Tha Takhro | ท่าตะคร้อ | 8 | 3,737 |