Nong Prue ( th, หนองปรือ, ) is a district (''

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'') in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi province, central

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. The district is named after the ''Prue'' plant, ''

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History

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 ''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'' ...

'') 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 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 ...

'') Nong Prue on 1 April 1992. A third ''tambon'', Somdet Charoen, was later included in the new district as well. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 11 October 1997.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lao Khwan, Bo Phloi, Si Sawat of Kanchanaburi province and Dan Chang of Suphanburi province.

Administration

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

s''), which are further subdivided into 43 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''). The 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 ...

'') Nong Prue covers parts of ''tambon'' Nong Prue. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

amphoe.com

(Thai)

Nong Prue Nong Prue is town municipality (''thesaban mueang'') in the Bang Lamung District of Chon Buri Province, a dormitory suburb of Pattaya, to the direct east (inland), and is home to a growing expatriate and retired population in many gated communiti ...

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