Nong Prue (, ) is a district (''

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'') in the northeastern part of

Kanchanaburi province Kanchanaburi (, ) is the largest of the western Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. The neighboring provinces are (clockwise, from the north) Tak province, Tak, Uthai Thani province, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri province, Sup ...

, central

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History

The two subdistricts Nong Prue and Nong Pla Lai were split of from Bo Phloi district to establish the minor district (''

king amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', , )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to counties. The chief district ...

'') Nong Prue on 22 April 1992. A third subdistrict, Somdet Charoen, was later included in the new minor district as well. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 11 October 1997.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lao Khwan, Bo Phloi, Si Sawat of Kanchanaburi province and Dan Chang of

Suphanburi province Suphan Buri (, ) located in the central region of Thailand, is one of the country's 76 provinces (จังหวัด, changwat), the first-level administrative divisions. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Uthai Thani, Chai ...

Toponymy

The district is named after the ''Prue'' plant, ''

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Administration

Provincial administration

The district is divided into three subdistricts (''

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s''), which are further subdivided into 43 administrative villages (''

muban Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74 ...

s'').

Local government

Municipalities

As of December 2024 there are three municipal (''

thesaban Thesaban (, , , Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' ...

'') areas in the district: Somdet Charoen and Nong Pla Lai subdistrict municipalities (''

thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesa ...

s'') cover the whole subdistricts, Nong Prue subdistrict municipality covers parts of the same-named subdistrict.

Subdistrict administrative organization

The non-municipal areas are administered by one

subdistrict administrative organization ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

- SAO (''ongkan borihan suan tambon'' - o bo toh).

Education

* 18 primary schools * 2 secondary schools

Healthcare

Hospitals

Nong Prue district is served by two hospitals * Nong Prue Hospital with 30 beds. * Phayaban Sathan Phra Barami Hospital with 30 beds.

Health promoting hospitals

In the district there are seven health-promoting hospitals in total.

Religion

There are thirty-six

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Buddhist temples in the district. The

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have three churches.

References

External links

{{Amphoe Kanchanaburi

Nong Prue Nong Prue () is a town municipality ('' thesaban mueang'') in the Bang Lamung District of Chon Buri Province, a dormitory suburb of Pattaya, to the direct east (inland), and is home to a growing expatriate and retired population in many gated co ...