Amphoe Nong Yai

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Nong Yai
หนองใหญ่
Statistics
Province:	Chonburi
District office:	Nong Yai 13°9′24″N, 101°22′0″E
Area:	397.5 km²
Inhabitants:	21,984 (2005)
Pop. density:	55.3 inh./km²
Geocode:	2003
Postal code:	20190
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Nong Yai (Thai: หนองใหญ่) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Chonburi, Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Nong Yai was created on December 1 1975, when the three tambon Nong Yai, Khlong Phlu and Nong Suea Chang were split off from Ban Bueng district^[1]. It was upgraded to a full district on July 13 1981^[2].

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Wang Chan and Pluak Daeng of Rayong Province, Si Racha, Ban Bueng and Bo Thong of Chonburi Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 24 villages (muban). Nong Yai is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole tambon Nong Yai. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Nong Yai	หนองใหญ่	6	7,530
2.	Khlong Phlu	คลองพลู	4	3,645
3.	Nong Suea Chang	หนองเสือช้าง	5	4,106
4.	Hang Sung	ห้างสูง	5	3,333
5.	Khao Sok	เขาซก	4	3,370