Non Thai district explained

Official Name:Non Thai
Native Name:โนนไทย
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nakhon Ratchasima
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Non Thai
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:72039
Population As Of:2015
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:30220
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:3009
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:15.1983°N 102.0694°W

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

History

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

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

Central administration

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

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[3]
1.Non ThaiThai: โนนไทย1712,891
2.Dan ChakThai: ด่านจาก138,740
3.KampangThai: กำปัง169,699
4.SamrongThai: สำโรง176,981
5.Khang PhluThai: ค้างพลู105,404
6.Ban WangThai: บ้านวัง114,715
7.BanlangThai: บัลลังก์197,928
8.Sai OThai: สายออ117,558
9.Thanon PhoThai: ถนนโพธิ์93,987
14.MakhaThai: มะค่า104,136
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Phra Thong Kham District.

Local administration

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

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 34. ก. 40–68. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. dead. November 7, 2011. 1917-04-29. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 56. ก. 877–882. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอและตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/877.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125113948/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/877.PDF. dead. January 25, 2012. 1939-09-25. Thai.
  3. Web site: Population statistics 2015. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2016-03-25.