Amphoe Nong Don

Infobox_Amphoe
name=Nong Don
thai=หนองโดน
province=Saraburi
coordinates=coord|14|40|52|N|100|42|30|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Nong Don
area=88.07
population=13,876
population_as_of=2000
density=157.5
postal_code=18190
geocode=1908

Nong Don ( _th. หนองโดน) is a district ("Amphoe") in the northwestern part of Saraburi Province in central Thailand.

History

10 km from Bang Khamoad (today's Ban Mo district) there is a big pond. The west side of the pond has a big Tummy-wood tree ("Careya sphaerica" Roxb.) or in Thai "Kradon" (ต้นกระโดน). The people from Dong Noi and Kokko and "Mueang" Lop Buri moved to here and established the village Ban Nong Kradon. When the village grew bigger and bigger, then the government finally created the separate minor district ("King Amphoe") Nong Don on July 15 1968, when the three "tambon" Nong Don, Ban Klap and Don Thong were split off from Ban Mo district. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=85|issue=63 ง special issue |pages=3|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2511/D/063/3.PDF|date=July 12 1968|language=Thai] .

The minor district was upgraded to a full district on August 21 1975. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=92|issue=166 ก special issue |pages=1–4|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอแวงน้อย อำเภอป่าแดด อำเภอเรณูนคร อำเภอคูเมือง อำเภอคุระบุรี อำเภอแม่ลาน้อย อำเภอเสริมงาม อำเภอไพรบึง และอำเภอหนองโดน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๘|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2518/A/166/1.PDF|date=August 21 1975|language=Thai]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Lop Buri of Lopburi Province, Phra Phutthabat, Ban Mo and Don Phut of Saraburi Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 34 villages ("muban"). Nong Don has township ("thesaban tambon") status and covers 1.94 km² of "tambon" Nong Don. There are three Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) - the one of Ban Klab is also responsible for "tambon" Ban Prong.

References

External links

* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=50&pv=5 amphoe.com]