Amphoe Nang Rong
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Nang Rong 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...

) of Buriram Province
Buriram Province
Buri Ram or is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia...

, 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 northeast clockwise) Chamni
Amphoe Chamni
Chamni is a district in the central part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Lam Plai Mat, Mueang Buriram, Nang Rong, Nong Ki and Nong Hong of Buriram Province.-History:...

, Mueang Buriram
Amphoe Mueang Buriram
Mueang Buriram is the capital district of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Prakhon Chai, Nang Rong, Chamni, Lam Plai Mat, Khu Mueang, Ban Dan, Huai Rat and Krasang of Buriram Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 19 subdistricts ,...

, Prakhon Chai
Amphoe Prakhon Chai
Prakhon Chai is a district in the southern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Kruat, Lahan Sai, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Nang Rong, Mueang Buriram, Phlapphla Chai of Buriram Province and Prasat of Surin Province.-Administration:The district is...

, Chaloem Phra Kiat
Amphoe Chaloem Phra Kiat, Buriram Province
Chaloem Phra Kiat is a district of Buriram Province, north-eastern Thailand.-History:The district was created on December 5, 1996, together with four other districts named Chaloem Phra Kiat in celebration of the 50th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej ascension to the throne.The district was...

, Lahan Sai
Amphoe Lahan Sai
Lahan Sai is a district in the southern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Lahan Sai area was originally part of Nang Rong district. The area was fertile and covered by dense forest, so people from neighboring districts moved to establish new village there...

, Pakham
Amphoe Pakham
Pakham is a district in the southwestern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Non Suwan, Nang Rong, Lahan Sai, Non Din Daeng of Buriram Province and Soeng Sang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.-History:The minor district was created on December 1...

, Non Suwan
Amphoe Non Suwan
Non Suwan is a district in the western part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Ki, Nang Rong, Pakham of Buriram Province and Soeng Sang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province....

 and Nong Ki
Amphoe Nong Ki
Nong Ki is the westernmost district of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Hong, Chamni, Nang Rong, Non Suwan of Buriram Province, Soeng Sang, Khon Buri and Nong Bun Mak of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.-History:The minor district was created on March...

 of Buriram Province.
It is the closest major town to the Phanom Rung Historical Park, and 11th Century religious site.
Nang Rong is connected to Bangkok mainly by bus, with buses arriving and departing hourly during the day.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 15 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 204 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...

). Nang Rong is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Nang Rong and Thanon Hak. There are also 15 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. Nang Rong นางรอง 30 22,934
3. Sadao สะเดา 17 9,624
5. Chum Saeng ชุมแสง 14 5,418
6. Nong Bot หนองโบสถ์ 14 7,196
8. Nong Kong หนองกง 11 6,199
13. Thanon Hak ถนนหัก 13 10,073
14. Nong Sai หนองไทร 14 6,494
15. Kan Lueang ก้านเหลือง 10 4,573
16. Ban Sing บ้านสิงห์ 14 5,503
17. Lam Sai Yong ลำไทรโยง 14 5,525
18. Sap Phraya ทรัพย์พระยา 13 6,924
24. Nong Yai Phim หนองยายพิมพ์ 10 4,568
25. Hua Thanon หัวถนน 11 4,613
26. Thung Saeng Thong ทุ่งแสงทอง 7 3,099
27. Nong Sano หนองโสน 12 5,400

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Non Suwan and Chamni, as well as parts of Chaloem Phra Kiat.
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