Official Name: | Nong Prue |
Native Name: | หนองปรือ |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kanchanaburi |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Nong Prue |
Subdivision Type3: | Tambon |
Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 26,874 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 71220 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 7112 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 14.6114°N 99.4503°W |
Nong Prue (Thai: หนองปรือ, in Thai pronounced as /nɔ̌ːŋ prɯ̄ː/) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand.
The district is named after the Prue plant, Cyperus sp.
The area of Nong Prue was originally the village, Ban Nong Prue, Tambon Nong Ri of Bo Phloi district. Later it was upgraded to the sub-district (tambon) Nong Prue. The Interior Ministry split the two tambons Nong Prue and Nong Pla Lai from Bo Phloi District to establish the minor district (king amphoe) Nong Prue on 1 April 1992.[1] A third tambon, Somdet Charoen, was later included in the new district as well.[2] The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 11 October 1997.[3]
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lao Khwan, Bo Phloi, Si Sawat of Kanchanaburi province and Dan Chang of Suphanburi province.
The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 43 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Nong Prue covers parts of tambon Nong Prue. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop.[4] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Nong Prue | หนองปรือ | 20 | 13,920 | ||
2. | Nong Pla Lai | หนองปลาไหล | 14 | 6,358 | ||
3. | Somdet Charoen | สมเด็จเจริญ | 5 | 6,596 |