Nong Prue District

Amphoe Nong Prue ( Thai อำเภอ หนอง ปรือ ) is a district ( Amphoe ) in the Kanchanaburi province. The Kanchanaburi province is located in the western part of central Thailand.

Etymology

Nong ( Thai: หนอง ) means marsh or swamp, Prue ( Thai: ปรือ ) is Scleria poiformis Retz .. So bedeutetder name translates as sedge marsh.

Geography

The neighboring districts are ( from east clockwise): Amphoe the Lao Khwan, Bo Phloi and Si Sawat of Kanchanaburi Province and Amphoe Dan Chang of Suphanburi province.

History

The area of present-day district Nong Prue was formerly called Ban Nong Prue and was in Tambon Nong Ri of Amphoe Bo Phloi. It Tambon Nong Prue later became. On 1 April 1992 Tambon Nong Prue, together with Nong Pla Lai removed by the Interior Ministry of Bo Phloi and set up a sub-district ( King Amphoe ) Nong Prue. A little later the third Tambon Somdet Charoen was also assigned to the district Nong Prue. Since October 11, 1997 Nong Prue has the full Amphoe status.

Management

The circle is divided into three subdistricts (tambon ), which are further subdivided into 43 villages ( Muban ).

The small town ( thesaban tambon) Nong Prue ( Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล หนอง ปรือ ) consists of Tambon Nong Prue parts of the.

Furthermore, there are three " Tambon Administrative Organizations" (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - administrative organizations) in the district.