Na Kae District

Na Kae นาแก
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Nakhon Phanom Province
Coordinates: 16°56′48″N 104°30′3″E / 16.94667°N 104.50083°E / 16.94667; 104.50083Coordinates: 16°56′48″N 104°30′3″E / 16.94667°N 104.50083°E / 16.94667; 104.50083
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Phanom
Seat
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
– Total	523.2 km2 (202 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	75,365
– Density	141.6/km2 (366.7/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	48130
Geocode	4807

Na Kae (Thai: นาแก) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wang Yang, Pla Pak, Renu Nakhon and That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, and Tao Ngoi and Khok Si Suphan of Sakon Nakhon Province.

History

The district goes back to Mueang Kabin (เมืองกบิล), which was deserted after it was invaded by an enemy army. It was later resettled by Lao people.

In 1917 the district was renamed from Nong Sun (หนองสูง) to Na Kae.^[1]

Etymology

The district name means Field of Kae trees (Combretum quadrangulare), which grew a lot in the swampy areas.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 140 villages (muban). Na Kae itself has subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of the tambon Na Kae. The whole subdistrict Phra Song also form a subdistrict municipality. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh.
01.	Na Kae	นาแก	12	8,815
02.	Phra Song	พระซอง	16	7,387
03.	Nong Sang	หนองสังข์	12	7,112
04.	Na Khu	นาคู่	11	6,225
05.	Phiman	พิมาน	10	6,169
06.	Phum Kae	พุ่มแก	16	6,722
07.	Kan Lueang	ก้านเหลือง	13	7,861
08.	Nong Bo	หนองบ่อ	12	6,308
09.	Na Liang	นาเลียง	12	4,008
12.	Ban Kaeng	บ้านแก้ง	10	6,419
13.	Kham Phi	คำพี้	09	4,725
15.	Si Chomphu	สีชมพู	07	3,614

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Wang Yang district.

References

1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 34 (0 ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. 

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)