Nong Hi district explained

Official Name:Nong Hi
Native Name:หนองฮี
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Roi Et
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Nong Hi
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:25696
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:45140
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4519
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:15.6103°N 103.9906°W

Nong Hi (Thai: หนองฮี, in Thai pronounced as /nɔ̌ːŋ hīː/) is a district (amphoe) of Roi Et province, Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Phon Sai, Suwannaphum, and Phanom Phrai of Roi Et Province, and Sila Lat of Sisaket province.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 April 1995, when the three tambons Nong Hi, Sao Hae, and Duk Ueng were split off from Phanom Phrai district.[1]

The Thai government on 15 May 2007, upgraded all 81 minor districts to full districts.[2] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 54 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are four tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Nong Hiหนองฮี176,477
2.Sao Haeสาวแห73,156
3.Duk Uengดูกอึ่ง178,688
4.Den Ratเด่นราษฎร์137,375

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 112. Special 9 ง. 56. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอพนมไพร จังหวัดร้อยเอ็ด ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอหนองฮี. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2538/E/009/56.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120612140649/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2538/E/009/56.PDF. dead. June 12, 2012. March 22, 1995. Thai.
  2. News: http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625. Manager Online. th:แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550. Thai.
  3. Royal Gazette. 124. 46 ก. 14–21. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165121/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. dead. September 30, 2007. August 24, 2007. Thai.