Amphoe Non Narai
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Non Narai 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 Surin Province
Surin Province
Surin is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et and Sisaket...

, 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...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on July 1 1997, when five tambon were split from Rattanaburi district
Amphoe Rattanaburi
Rattanaburi is a district in the northeastern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Rattanaburi was a Mueang under Mueang Surin, which was converted into a district in the thesaphiban administrative reforms at the end of the 19th century.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Non...

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Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Samrong Thap
Amphoe Samrong Thap
Samrong Thap is a district in the eastern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Samrong Thap was established on September 1 1958...

, Sanom
Amphoe Sanom
Sanom is a district in the northern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The original name of the main town was Ban Nong Sanom , which was a village under Mueang Surin...

 and Rattanaburi
Amphoe Rattanaburi
Rattanaburi is a district in the northeastern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Rattanaburi was a Mueang under Mueang Surin, which was converted into a district in the thesaphiban administrative reforms at the end of the 19th century.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Non...

 of Surin Province, and Mueang Chan
Amphoe Mueang Chan
Mueang Chan is a district of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on April 1 1992, when three tambon were split off from Uthumphon Phisai district...

 of Sisaket Province
Sisaket Province
Sisaket , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.-Geography:...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 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 67 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...

). There are no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....

) areas, and further 5 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. Nong Luang หนองหลวง 8 5,610
2. Kham Phong คำผง 12 6,094
3. Non โนน 15 5,980
4. Rawiang ระเวียง 13 8,821
5. Nong Thep หนองเทพ 19 8,889
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