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.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Phon Sai, Suwannaphum, and Phanom Phrai of Roi Et Province, and Sila Lat of Sisaket province.
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]
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. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Nong Hi | หนองฮี | 17 | 6,477 | ||
2. | Sao Hae | สาวแห | 7 | 3,156 | ||
3. | Duk Ueng | ดูกอึ่ง | 17 | 8,688 | ||
4. | Den Rat | เด่นราษฎร์ | 13 | 7,375 |