Non Thai
โนนไทย
District location in Nakhon Ratchasima province
District location in Nakhon Ratchasima province
Coordinates: 15°11′54″N 102°4′10″E / 15.19833°N 102.06944°E / 15.19833; 102.06944
CountryThailand
ProvinceNakhon Ratchasima
SeatNon Thai
Area
 • Total542.0 km2 (209.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total72,039
 • Density138.2/km2 (358/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code30220
Geocode3009

Non Thai (Thai: โนนไทย, pronounced [nōːn tʰāj]) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand.

History

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Originally, the area was Khwaeng San Thia (แขวงสันเทียะ). San Thia is Khmer, meaning 'a place to gather salt'. The name refers to the tradition of salt production in the area.

In 1900, Khwaeng San Thia was changed to a district and renamed Non Lao. The following year it was named San Thia. In 1919, the district name was changed to Non Lao again.[1] Finally in the phase of Thai nationalism under Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the district name was changed to Non Thai in 1939 to remove the reference to the Lao population in the name.[2]

Geography

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Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Phra Thong Kham, Kham Sakaesaeng, Non Sung, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Kham Thale So, and Dan Khun Thot.

Administration

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Central administration

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Non Thai is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 133 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[3]
01. Non Thai โนนไทย 17 12,891
02. Dan Chak ด่านจาก 13 08,740
03. Kampang กำปัง 16 09,699
04. Samrong สำโรง 17 06,981
05. Khang Phlu ค้างพลู 10 05,404
06. Ban Wang บ้านวัง 11 04,715
07. Banlang บัลลังก์ 19 07,928
08. Sai O สายออ 11 07,558
09. Thanon Pho ถนนโพธิ์ 09 03,987
14. Makha มะค่า 10 04,136

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Phra Thong Kham District.

Local administration

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There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

There are nine sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

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  1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011.
  2. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอและตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 877–882. 1939-09-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "Population statistics 2015" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
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