Amphoe Na Dun
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Na Dun is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the south of Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen....

, northeastern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Phayakkhaphum Phisai
Amphoe Phayakkhaphum Phisai
Phayakkhaphum Phisai is a district of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Yang Sisurat and Na Dun of Maha Sarakham Province, Pathum Rat and Kaset Wisai of Roi Et Province, Chumphon Buri of Surin Province, and Phutthaisong of Buriram...

, Yang Sisurat
Amphoe Yang Sisurat
Yang Sisurat is a district in the south of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Chueak, Na Dun and Phayakkhaphum Phisai of Maha Sarakham Province, Phutthaisong and Na Pho of Buriram Province.-History:The minor district was created on April 1...

, Na Chueak
Amphoe Na Chueak
Na Chueak is a district in the south of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kut Rang, Borabue, Wapi Pathum, Na Dun and Yang Sisurat of Maha Sarakham Province, Na Pho of Buriram Province, and Nong Song Hong and Pueai Noi of Khon Kaen...

 and Wapi Pathum
Amphoe Wapi Pathum
Wapi Pathum is a district of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Dun, Na Chueak, Borabue, Mueang Maha Sarakham and Kae Dam of Maha Sarakham Province, Si Somdet, Chaturaphak Phiman, Kaset Wisai and Pathum Rat of Roi Et Province.-History:The...

 of Maha Sarakham Province, and Pathum Rat
Amphoe Pathum Rat
Pathum Rat is a district in the southwestern part of Roi Et Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kaset Wisai of Roi Et Province, Phayakkhaphum Phisai, Na Dun and Wapi Pathum of Maha Sarakham Province....

 of Roi Et Province
Roi Et Province
Roi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....

.

History

The area was made a minor district (King Amphoe) on October 1 1969, when the three tambon Na Dun, Nong Phai and Nong Khu were split off from Wapi Pathum district
Amphoe Wapi Pathum
Wapi Pathum is a district of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Dun, Na Chueak, Borabue, Mueang Maha Sarakham and Kae Dam of Maha Sarakham Province, Si Somdet, Chaturaphak Phiman, Kaset Wisai and Pathum Rat of Roi Et Province.-History:The...

. It was upgraded to a full district on March 25 1979.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 94 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Na Dun is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Na Dun and Phra That. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

1. Na Dun นาดูน 10 4,468
2. Nong Phai หนองไผ่ 8 3,782
3. Nong Khu หนองคู 14 5,512
4. Dong Bang ดงบัง 9 2,692
5. Dong Duan ดงดวน 10 4,071
6. Hua Dong หัวดง 15 5,054
7. Dong Yang ดงยาง 11 4,275
8. Ku Santarat กู่สันตรัตน์ 9 3,715
9. Phra That พระธาตุ 8 2,916

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