Amphoe Nong Chang
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Nong Chang 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 Uthai Thani Province
Uthai Thani Province
Uthai Thani is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi and Tak.-Geography:...

, northern 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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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Huai Khot
Amphoe Huai Khot
Huai Khot is a district in the central part of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.-History:Tambon Huai Khot, Suk Ruethai and Thong Lang were separated from Ban Rai district and formed Huai Khot minor district on August 1, 1984...

, Lan Sak
Amphoe Lan Sak
Lan Sak is a district in the northern Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.-History:Tambon Lan Sak and Pradu Yuen of Ban Rai district were upgraded to a minor district on October 15, 1975. The minor district office was located at Ban Pak Muean. It was upgraded to a full district on July 13,...

, Thap Than
Amphoe Thap Than
Thap Than is a district in the northern part of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.-History:In a Siamese-Burmese war of Ayutthaya era, the troop of Ayutthaya followed the Burmese troop and reached them in the area of the district. They fought together and the Siamese troop won finally...

, Nong Khayang
Amphoe Nong Khayang
Nong Khayang is a district of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.Khayang is a local instrument for irrigation.-History:Nong Luang was an important border checkpoint since the Ayutthaya era...

 of Uthai Thani Province and Nong Mamong of Chainat Province
Chainat Province
Chainat is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani.-Geography:...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 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 96 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 two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) in the district - Khao Bang Kraek covers the whole tambon Khao Bang Kraek, and Nong Chang covers parts of tambon Nong Chang and Nong Suang.
No. Name Thai 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 Chang หนองฉาง 7 5,173
2. Nong Yang หนองยาง 10 5,588
3. Nong Nang Nuan หนองนางนวล 10 3,129
4. Nong Suang หนองสรวง 5 2,616
5. Ban Kao บ้านเก่า 9 1,405
6. Uthai Kao อุทัยเก่า 10 2,487
7. Thung Pho ทุ่งโพ 15 7,973
8. Thung Phong ทุ่งพง 11 2,156
9. Khao Bang Kraek เขาบางแกรก 7 6,556
10. Khao Kwang Thong เขากวางทอง 12 7,283

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