Nong Ya Sai District

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Country Thailand Time zone THA (UTC+7) Area 420.2 km² Province Suphan Buri Province		Seat Nong Ya Sai Postal code 72240 Population 49,272 (2013) Geocode 7210

Nong Ya Sai (Thai: หนองหญ้าไซ; [nɔ̌ːŋ jâː sāj]) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.

Map of Nong Ya Sai District, Suphan Buri, Thailand

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on June 1, 1983, when the four tambon Nong Ya Sai, Nong Rathawat, Nong Pho and Chaeng Ngam were split off from Sam Chuk district. It was officially upgraded to a full district on May 21, 1990.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dan Chang, Doem Bang Nang Buat, Sam Chuk and Don Chedi of Suphanburi Province, and Lao Khwan of Kanchanaburi Province

Central administration

The district Nong Ya Sai is subdivided into 6 subdistrict (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 66 administrative villages (Muban).

Local administration

There is one subdistrict municipality (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

Nong Ya Sai (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลหนองหญ้าไซ) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Nong Ya Sai.

There are 6 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

Nong Ya Sai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองหญ้าไซ) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Nong Ya Sai.

Nong Ratchawat (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองราชวัตร) consisting of the complete subdistrict Nong Ratchawat.

Nong Pho (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองโพธิ์) consisting of the complete subdistrict Nong Pho.

Chaeng Ngam (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลแจงงาม) consisting of the complete subdistrict Chaeng Ngam.

Nong Kham (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองขาม) consisting of the complete subdistrict Nong Kham.

Thap Luang (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลทัพหลวง) consisting of the complete subdistrict Thap Luang.

References

Nong Ya Sai District Wikipedia

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