Nong Don District

Nong Don (Thai: หนองโดน, pronounced [nɔ̌ːŋ dōːn]) is a district (amphoe) in the northwestern part of Saraburi Province in central Thailand.

Nong Don

หนองโดน
District
District location in Saraburi Province
Coordinates: 14°40′52″N 100°42′30″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceSaraburi
SeatNong Don
Area
 • Total88.07 km2 (34.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total13,876
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
18190
Geocode1908

History

Ten kilometres from Bang Khamoad (today's Ban Mo District) there is a big pond. The west side of the pond has a big tummy-wood tree (Careya sphaerica Roxb.) or in Thai Kradon (ต้นกระโดน). The people from Dong Noi and Kokko and Mueang Lop Buri moved to here and established the village Ban Nong Kradon. When the village grew bigger, the government created a separate minor district (king amphoe) Nong Don on 15 July 1968, when the three tambons Nong Don, Ban Klap, and Don Thong were split off from Ban Mo District.[1]

The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 21 August 1975.[2]

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Lopburi of Lopburi Province, Phra Phutthabat, Ban Mo and Don Phut of Saraburi Province.

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 34 villages (mubans). Nong Don has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers 1.94 km2 of tambon Nong Don. There are three Tambon administrative organizations (TAO); Ban Klab is also responsible for tambon Ban Prong.

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Nong Donหนองโดน115,562
2.Ban Klapบ้านกลับ104,214
3.Don Thongดอนทอง82,792
4.Ban Prongบ้านโปร่ง51,617
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References
  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 85 (63 ง special issue): 3. July 12, 1968.
  2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอแวงน้อย อำเภอป่าแดด อำเภอเรณูนคร อำเภอคูเมือง อำเภอคุระบุรี อำเภอแม่ลาน้อย อำเภอเสริมงาม อำเภอไพรบึง และอำเภอหนองโดน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๘ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 92 (166 ก special issue): 1–4. August 21, 1975.


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