Nong Yai 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 province Chonburi

Chonburi Province

Chonburi is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi and Rayong. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand. The eastern seaboard is heavily industrialized and underpinned by shipping, transportation, tourism, and manufacturing industries, and second to only Bangkok...

, 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 minor district (King Amphoe) Nong Yai was created on December 1 1975, when the three tambon Nong Yai, Khlong Phlu and Nong Suea Chang were split off from Ban Bueng district

Amphoe Ban Bueng

- Geography :The district is located in the center of Chonburi Province.Neighboring districts are Phan Thong, Phanat Nikhom, Bo Thong, Nong Yai, Si Racha and Mueang Chonburi.- History :...

. It was upgraded to a full district on July 13 1981.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Wang Chan

Amphoe Wang Chan

Wang Chan is a district in the northern part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Wang Chan was created on 16 November 1977 by splitting off the two tambon Chum Saeng and Wang Chan from Klaeng district...

 and Pluak Daeng

Amphoe Pluak Daeng

Pluak Daeng is a district in the northwestern part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand.-Etymology:The name Pluak Daeng originates from the founding of the village. The villages found an Ant hill full with the Red Termites , different from those in other areas.-History:The area was originally a...

 of Rayong Province

Rayong Province

Rayong province is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chon Buri and Chanthaburi. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.-History:...

, Si Racha

Amphoe Si Racha

Si Racha is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand. Its center is the town of Si Racha, located at the Gulf of Thailand, about halfway between Chonburi and Pattaya....

, Ban Bueng

Amphoe Ban Bueng

- Geography :The district is located in the center of Chonburi Province.Neighboring districts are Phan Thong, Phanat Nikhom, Bo Thong, Nong Yai, Si Racha and Mueang Chonburi.- History :...

 and Bo Thong

Amphoe Bo Thong

Bo Thong is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand.-History:Bo Thong was originally a tambon of Phanat Nikhom district. On December 16 1978 the minor district was created...

 of Chonburi Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 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 24 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 Yai is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole tambon Nong Yai. There are further 4 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 Yai	หนองใหญ่	6	7,530
2.	Khlong Phlu	คลองพลู	4	3,645
3.	Nong Suea Chang	หนองเสือช้าง	5	4,106
4.	Hang Sung	ห้างสูง	5	3,333
5.	Khao Sok	เขาซก	4	3,370