Non Sila District

Non Sila (Thai: โนนศิลา, pronounced [nōːn sì.lāː]) is a district (amphoe) of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.

Non Sila

โนนศิลา
District
District location in Khon Kaen Province
Coordinates: 15°58′26″N 102°40′9″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceKhon Kaen
SeatNon Sila
Area
 • Total182.601 km2 (70.503 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total25,987
 • Density142.3/km2 (369/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code40110
Geocode4025

History

The minor district was established on 15 July 1996 by splitting it from Ban Phai District.[1][2]

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[3] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the upgrade became official.[4]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Phai, Nong Song Hong, Phon, and Chonnabot.

Economy

As of 2019, Thai sugar giant, the Mitr Phol Group, plans to construct a sugarcane mill and biomass power plant in the district. The initiative will occupy 4,000 rai (640 hectares) of three of the province's neighbouring districts: Non Sila, Ban Phai, and Chonnabot. The operation will form part of the Ban Phai Bio-Hub Industrial Estate and is linked to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. Mitr Phol's plans have been met with some opposition from local residents.[5] Mitr Phol has pledged that the factory will have no adverse environmental effects.[6]

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 45 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Non Sila covers parts of tambons Non Sila and Ban Han. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO), the non-municipal area of tambon Non Sila is administered by a tambon administration (TA).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Non Silaโนนศิลา74,180
2.Nong Pla Moหนองปลาหมอ84,536
3.Ban Hanบ้านหัน1510,292
4.Pueai Yaiเปือยใหญ่83,403
5.Non Daengโนนแดง73,576
gollark: We are having such advanced intellectual conversations.
gollark: yes.
gollark: Technically.
gollark: No.
gollark: Memetic influence by GTech™ has unlinked the concept of employment from your ideatic construct.

References
  1. khonkaen.doae.go.th
  2. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอบ้านไผ่ จังหวัดขอนแก่น ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโนนศิลา (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 113 (Special 18 ง): 22. 26 June 1996.
  3. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550. Manager Online (in Thai).
  4. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. 24 August 2007.
  5. Vaikuntapathi, Priya (25 September 2019). "Sweetness & Power (14) – Picking a fight with Big Sugar". The Isaan Record. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. "Mitr Phol pledges no environmental effects from new Khon Kaen factory". The Nation. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.