Nong Phok ( th, หนองพอก, ) is a district (''

amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...

'') in the northeastern part of Roi Et province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Selaphum, Phon Thong, and Moei Wadi of Roi Et Province; Nong Sung of Mukdahan province; and Loeng Nok Tha and Kut Chum of

Yasothon province Yasothon province ( th, ยโสธร, ), one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), lies in central northeastern Thailand also called Isan. The province was established by the revolutionary council of Field Marshal Thanom Kittika ...

History

The district history goes back to the small village Ban Nong Phok, which was part of ''tambon'' Kok Pho, Phon Thong district. It was made a minor district ('' king amphoe'') on 16 June 1965, then consisting of the two ''tambons'' Kok Pho and Bueng Ngam. It was upgraded to a full district on 28 June 1973.

Places

Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol Naga emerging from mouth of Makara

''Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol'' ( th, พระมหาเจดีชัยมงคล) on the premises of

Wat A wat ( km, វត្ត, ; lo, ວັດ, ; th, วัด, ; khb, 「ᩅᨯ᩠ᨰ」(waD+Dha); nod, 「ᩅ᩠ᨯ᩶」（w+Da2)) is a type of Buddhist temple and Hindu temple in Cambodia, Laos, East Shan State, Yunnan, the Southern Provi ...

''Pha Namthip Thep Prasit Vararam'' is one of the largest chedis in Thailand. It measures 101 metres wide, 101 metres long, and 101 metres high. The chedi is on 101 rai (16.16

hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is a ...

s, very nearly 40

acre The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imp ...

s.) The number "101" symbolises the name of the province: ''roi-et'' is one hundred one in

Thai numerals Thai numerals ( th, เลขไทย, , ) are a set of numerals traditionally used in Thailand, although the Arabic numerals are more common due to extensive westernization of Thailand in the modern Rattanakosin period. Thai numerals follow th ...

. The five-tiered chedi containing Buddha relics is decorated with elaborate designs in a contemporary style. The sides of the

stairway Stairs are a structure designed to bridge a large vertical distance between lower and higher levels by dividing it into smaller vertical distances. This is achieved as a diagonal series of horizontal platforms called steps which enable passage ...

leading into the central

courtyard A courtyard or court is a circumscribed area, often surrounded by a building or complex, that is open to the sky. Courtyards are common elements in both Western and Eastern building patterns and have been used by both ancient and contemporary ...

recall legendary origins in China and the subsequent adoption of Buddhism with multi-headed

Nāga The Nagas (IAST: ''nāga''; Devanāgarī: नाग) are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala), and can occasionally take human or part-human form, or are so depicted in art. ...

s emerging from the mouth of

Chinese dragon The Chinese dragon, also known as ''loong'', ''long'' or ''lung'', is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture at large. Chinese dragons have many Outline of life forms, animal-like forms such as Bixi (my ...

s. N 16° 19.932 E 104° 19.21
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Administration

The district is divided into nine sub-districts (''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 120 villages (''

muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...

s''). Nong Phok is a township (''

thesaban tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...

'') which covers parts of ''tambons'' Nong Phok and Rop Mueang. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

amphoe.com
(Thai) {{Amphoe Roi Et Nong Phok