Sung Noen ( th, สูงเนิน, ) 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 western part of Nakhon Ratchasima province,

northeastern Thailand Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/ th, อีสาน, ; lo, ອີສານ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ''īsānna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provin ...

History

The

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of ''Sung Noen'' is 'high hills', as the area has two high (sung) hills (noen) beside a pond, and has never been flooded. Sung Noen was the location of two ancient cities, Mueang Sema and Khorakha (Khorat) Pura.

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''púra'' became

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''puri'', hence

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mueang Mueang ( th, เมือง ''mɯ̄ang'', ), Muang ( lo, ເມືອງ ''mɯ́ang'', ; Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ''muang''), Mong ( shn, ''mə́ŋ'', ), Meng () or Mường (Vietnamese), were pre-modern semi-independent city-states or principal ...

'':

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with

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Historians believe that Sung Noen is Mueang Rat, a city under the rule of Pho Khun Pha Mueang, one of the rulers who played a great role in establishing the

Sukhothai Kingdom The Sukhothai Kingdom ( th, สุโขทัย, , IAST: , ) was a post-classical Thai kingdom (mandala) in Mainland Southeast Asia surrounding the ancient capital city of Sukhothai in present-day north-central Thailand. The kingdom was fo ...

, at the beginning of

Thai history The Tai ethnic group migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of centuries. The word ''Siam'' ( th, สยาม ) may have originated from Pali (''suvaṇṇabhūmi'', "land of gold") or Sanskrit श्याम (''śyāma'', "dar ...

. When the Northeastern railway was finished in 1901, the community consisting of Ban Sung Noen grew due to the passing of the railway. Thus the government raised Sung Noen to district status.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dan Khun Thot, Kham Thale So, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima,

Pak Thong Chai Pak Thong Chai (เทศบาลตำบลปักธงชัย), Pak Thong Chai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, effective 16 July 16, 2008. The TAO ''Tao'' or ''Dao'' is the natural order of the universe, whose character one's ...

, Wang Nam Khiao and Sikhio.

Administration

Central administration

Sung Noen is divided into 11 subdistricts (''

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s''), which are further subdivided into 127 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'').

Local administration

There are two subdistrict 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: * Kut Chik (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistricts Na Klang, Kut Chik. * Sung Noen (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Sung Noen. There are 11 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: * Sung Noen (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Sung Noen. * Sema (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Sema. * Khorat (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Khorat. * Bung Khilek (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Bung Khilek. * Non Kha (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Non Kha. * Khong Yang (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Khong Yang. * Makluea Kao (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Makluea Kao. * Makluea Mai (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Makluea Mai. * Na Klang (Thai: ) consisting of parts of Na Klang. * Nong Takai (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Nong Takai. * Kut Chik (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Kut Chik.

Notes

References

External links

amphoe.com

Sung Noen Sung Noen ( th, สูงเนิน, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in western part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. History The literal translation of ''Sung Noen'' is 'high hills', as the area has two high (sung) hills (no ...

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