Amphoe Nong Mamong
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Nong Mamong is the northwesternmost 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 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:...

, central 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 east clockwise) Wat Sing
Amphoe Wat Sing
Wat Sing is a district in the northern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Manorom, Mueang Chainat, Hankha and Nong Mamong of Chainat Province, Nong Khayang and Mueang Uthai Thani of Uthai Thani Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into...

 and Hankha
Amphoe Hankha
Hankha is a district in the southwestern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally the district was named Doem Bang Kao , it was renamed in 1911 to Ban Chian after the central tambon, as the tambon Doem Bang was at the same time reassigned to the newly created Doem Bang...

 of Chainat Province, Ban Rai
Amphoe Ban Rai
Ban Rai is a district in the Uthai Thani Province in western Thailand.-Geography:The district covers more than half of the whole province Uthai Thani, and is also the third-largest district of Thailand areawise...

, 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...

, Nong Chang
Amphoe Nong Chang
Nong Chang is a district of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Huai Khot, Lan Sak, Thap Than, Nong Khayang of Uthai Thani Province and Nong Mamong of Chainat Province....

 and 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
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:...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on July 15 1996 with four tambon split off from Wat Sing district
Amphoe Wat Sing
Wat Sing is a district in the northern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Manorom, Mueang Chainat, Hankha and Nong Mamong of Chainat Province, Nong Khayang and Mueang Uthai Thani of Uthai Thani Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into...

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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
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Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 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 42 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 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai 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 Mamong หนองมะโมง 12 5,179
2. Wang Takhian วังตะเคียน 14 6,596
3. Saphan Hin สะพานหิน 10 5,130
4. Kut Chok กุดจอก 6 2,425

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