Non Thai ( th, โนนไทย, ) 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 ...
'') of
Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern
Thailand
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.
History
Originally, the area was ''Khwaeng San Thia'' (แขวงสันเทียะ). ''San Thia'' is
Khmer, meaning 'a place to gather salt'. The name refers to the tradition of salt production in the area.
In 1900, ''Khwaeng San Thia'' was changed to a district and renamed ''Non Lao''. The following year it was named ''San Thia''. In 1919, the district name was changed to ''Non Lao'' again. Finally in the phase of
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under Field Marshal
Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram ( th, แปลก พิบูลสงคราม ; alternatively transcribed as ''Pibulsongkram'' or ''Pibulsonggram''; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964), locally known as Marshal P. ( th, จอมพล ...
, the district name was changed to ''Non Thai'' in 1939 to remove the reference to the
Lao population in the name.
Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise):
Phra Thong Kham,
Kham Sakaesaeng,
Non Sung,
Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima,
Kham Thale So, and
Dan Khun Thot.
Administration
Central administration
Non Thai is divided into 10 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 133 administrative 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'').
Missing numbers are ''tambon'' which now form Phra Thong Kham District.
Local administration
There are three sub-district municipalities (''
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 ...
s'') in the district:
* Khok Sawai (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Sai O.
* Non Thai (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Non Thai.
* Banlang (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Banlang.
There are nine
sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
* Non Thai (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Non Thai.
* Dan Chak (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Dan Chak.
* Kampang (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Kampang.
* Samrong (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Samrong.
* Khang Phlu (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khang Phlu.
* Ban Wang (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Ban Wang.
* Sai O (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Sai O.
* Thanon Pho (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Thanon Pho.
* Makha (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Makha.
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Non Thai
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