Nong Kung Si district
District of Thailand
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Nong Kung Si (Thai: หนองกุงศรี, pronounced [nɔ̌ːŋ kūŋ sǐː]; Northeastern Thai: หนองกุงศรี, pronounced [nɔ̌ːŋ kùŋ sǐː]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Kalasin province, northeastern Thailand.
Nong Kung Si
หนองกุงศรี | |
|---|---|
District location in Kalasin province | |
| Coordinates: 16°39′21″N 103°17′38″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Kalasin |
| Seat | Nong Kung Si |
| Area | |
• Total | 626.944 km2 (242.064 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 65,521 |
| • Density | 104.5/km2 (271/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 46220 |
| Geocode | 4612 |
History
The government separated Tambon Nong Kung Si and Khok Khruea from Tha Khantho district and created Nong Kung Si minor district (king amphoe) on 14 September 1973.[1] Later Tambon Nong Bua of Sahatsakhan district was assigned to the minor district in 1975.[2] It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979.[3]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Sam Chai, Sahatsakhan, Mueang Kalasin, Yang Talat, and Huai Mek of Kalasin Province; Kranuan of Khon Kaen Province; Tha Khantho of Kalasin Province; and Wang Sam Mo of Udon Thani province.
Administration
The district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 111 villages (mubans). There are two townships (thesaban tambons): Nong Hin covers parts of tambons Nong Hin and Dong Mun, and Nong Kung Si parts of tambons Lam Nong Saen. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nong Kung Si | หนองกุงศรี | 13 | 7,698 | |
| 2. | Nong Bua | หนองบัว | 13 | 7,048 | |
| 3. | Khok Khruea | โคกเครือ | 15 | 10,485 | |
| 4. | Nong Suang | หนองสรวง | 11 | 5,501 | |
| 5. | Sao Lao | เสาเล้า | 14 | 5,795 | |
| 6. | Nong Yai | หนองใหญ่ | 15 | 8,169 | |
| 7. | Dong Mun | ดงมูล | 13 | 9,153 | |
| 8. | Lam Nong Saen | ลำหนองแสน | 8 | 5,794 | |
| 9. | Nong Hin | หนองหิน | 9 | 5,878 |
