Nong Yai ( th, หนองใหญ่, ) 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 province
Chonburi
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,
Thailand
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.
History
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 Yai was created on 1 December 1975. The three ''tambons'', Nong Yai, Khlong Phlu, and Nong Suea Chang were split off from
Ban Bueng district
Ban Bueng ( th, บ้านบึง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Chonburi province, Thailand.
Geography
The district is in the center of Chonburi Province in the Khao Khiao Massif area.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) ...
. It was upgraded to a full district on 13 July 1981.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise)
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and
Pluak Daeng of
Rayong province
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,
Si Racha
Si Racha ( th, ศรีราชา, ) is a subdistrict and town in Thailand on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 120 km southeast of Bangkok in Si Racha district, Chonburi province. Si Racha is known as the provenance of the po ...
,
Ban Bueng and
Bo Thong of Chonburi Province.
Administration
The district is divided into five 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 24 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 Yai 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 the whole ''tambon'' Nong Yai. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Nong Yai
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