Nong Hin district explained

Official Name:Nong Hin
Native Name:นคร หนองหิน
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Loei
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Nong Hin
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:23255
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:42190
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4214
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:17.1233°N 101.8583°W

Nong Hin (Thai: หนองหิน; in Thai pronounced as /nɔ̌ːŋ hǐn/) is a district (amphoe) of Loei province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wang Saphung, Pha Khao, Phu Kradueng, and Phu Luang.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was established on 1 July 1997 with territory split off from Phu Kradueng district.[1]

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts in Thailand were upgraded to full districts.[2] On 24 August, the upgrade became official.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 34 villages (mubans). Nong Hin is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Nong Hin. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Nong Hinหนองหิน149,711
2.Tat Khaตาดข่า54,060
3.Puan Phuปวนพุ159,484

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 118. Special 51 ง. 19. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอภูกระดึง จังหวัดเลย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอหนองหิน. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2540/E/051/19.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120214095934/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2540/E/051/19.PDF. dead. February 14, 2012. 25 June 1997. 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. 24 August 2007. Thai.