Nong Don district explained

Official Name:Nong Don
Native Name:หนองโดน
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saraburi
Subdivision Type2:Tambon
Subdivision Type3:Muban
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Nong Don
Established Title:District established
Population Total:13876
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:88.07
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:18190
Blank Name Sec1:Geocode
Blank Info Sec1:1908
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:14.6811°N 100.7083°W

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

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.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Nong Donหนองโดน115,562
2.Ban Klapบ้านกลับ104,214
3.Don Thongดอนทอง82,792
4.Ban Prongบ้านโปร่ง51,617

Transportation

The district is crossed by the Northern Line of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) with two stations: Nong Don (main station), Ban Klap (minor station).

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 85. 63 ง special issue. 3. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2511/D/063/3.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324104331/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2511/D/063/3.PDF. dead. March 24, 2012. July 12, 1968. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 92. 166 ก special issue. 1–4. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอแวงน้อย อำเภอป่าแดด อำเภอเรณูนคร อำเภอคูเมือง อำเภอคุระบุรี อำเภอแม่ลาน้อย อำเภอเสริมงาม อำเภอไพรบึง และอำเภอหนองโดน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๘. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2518/A/166/1.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930183557/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2518/A/166/1.PDF. dead. September 30, 2007. August 21, 1975. Thai.