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Encyclopedia > Nongbua Lamphu Province
Nong Bua Lamphu
หนองบัวลำภู
Statistics
Capital: Nong Bua Lamphu
Area: 3,859.0 km²
Ranked 55th
Inhabitants: 482,207 (2000)
Ranked 51st
Pop. density: 125 inh./km²
Ranked 33rd
ISO 3166-2: TH-39
Map
Map of Thailand highlighting Nongbua Lamphu Province

Nong Bua Lamphu (Thai หนองบัวลำภู) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Loei. Nongbua Lamphu is a town in Thailand, capital of the Nongbua Lamphu province. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their area. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their total population. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their population density, based upon the census of 2000. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Map of Thailand highlighting the Nongbua Lamphu province File links The following pages link to this file: Nongbua Lamphu Province Categories: GFDL images ... Isan is the northeastern region of Thailand Pak Isan (also written as Isaan, Issan, or Esarn; Thai/Isan อีสาน) is the northeast region of Thailand. ... Thailand is divided into 76 provinces (Thai: จังหวัด, changwat, singular and plural), which are grouped into 5 groups of provinces - sometimes the East and Central are grouped together. ... Udon Thani (Thai อุดรธานี) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Khon Kaen (Thai ขอนแก่น) is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Loei (Thai เลย) is one of the most sparsely populated provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ...

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Geography

Nong Bua Lamphu is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau. The Khorat Plateau is a highland in the north-east of Thailand, also called Isan. ...


History

The province were originally 5 Amphoe (district) in the province Udon Thani. In 1993 this province was decentralized and the new province Nong Bua Lamphu was created. It is thus the youngest province of Thailand. Udon Thani (Thai อุดรธานี) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...


Symbols

Provincial seal The seal of the province shows king Naresuan in his shrine. This shrine was built to commemorate the visit of king Naresuan to the city of Nong Bua Lamphu in 1574 when he was collecting troops to fight the king of Lan Xang. Behind the shrine is a pond with Lotus flowers (Nymphaea lotus), which is also the provincial flower. The provincial tree is the Siamese Rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis),

Image File history File links Provincial seal of the Nongbua Lamphu province, Thailand. ... King Naresuan the Great (1555 - April 25, 1605, also sometimes called Naret or the Black Prince) was king of Siam (today Thailand) from 1590 until his death in 1605. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... The Lao kingdom of Lan Xang (or in Pali, Sisattanakhanahut) was established in 1354 by Fa Ngum. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... For the village of this name, see Rosewood, Florida. ...

Administrative divisions

Map of Amphoe

The province is subdivided into 6 districts (Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 59 communes (tambon) and 636 villages. Image File history File links Map of Nongbua Lamphu province, Thailand, with the districts (Amphoe) numbered Mueang Nong Bua Lam Phu (เมืองหนองบัวลำภู) Na Klang (นากลาง) Non Sang (โนนสัง) Si Bun Rueang (ศรีบุญเรือง) Suwannakhuha (สุวรรณคูหา) Na Wang (นาวัง) File links The following pages link to this file: Nongbua Lamphu Province ... A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ...

  1. Mueang Nong Bua Lamphu
  2. Na Klang
  3. Non Sang
  1. Si Bun Rueang
  2. Suwannakhuha
  3. Na Wang

External links

  • Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand
  • Golden Jubilee Network province guide



edit Provinces of Thailand Flag of Thailand
North: Chiang Mai | Chiang Rai | Kamphaeng Phet | Lampang | Lamphun | Mae Hong Son | Nakhon Sawan | Nan | Phayao | Phetchabun | Phichit | Phitsanulok | Phrae | Sukhothai | Tak | Uthai Thani | Uttaradit
North-East: Amnat Charoen | Buri Ram | Chaiyaphum | Kalasin | Khon Kaen | Loei | Maha Sarakham | Mukdahan | Nakhon Phanom | Nakhon Ratchasima | Nong Bua Lamphu | Nong Khai | Roi Et | Sakon Nakhon | Si Sa Ket | Surin | Ubon Ratchathani | Udon Thani | Yasothon
Central: Ang Thong | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon) | Chai Nat | Kanchanaburi | Lop Buri | Nakhon Nayok | Nakhon Pathom | Nonthaburi | Pathum Thani| Phetchaburi | Prachuap Khiri Khan | Ratchaburi | Samut Prakan | Samut Sakhon | Samut Songkhram | Saraburi | Sing Buri | Suphan Buri
South: Chumphon | Krabi | Nakhon Si Thammarat | Narathiwat | Pattani | Phang Nga | Phatthalung | Phuket | Ranong | Satun | Songkhla | Surat Thani | Trang | Yala
East: Chachoengsao | Chanthaburi | Chon Buri | Prachin Buri | Rayong | Sa Kaeo | Trat

  Results from FactBites:
 
Loei Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (276 words)
Neighboring provinces are (from east clockwise) Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok.
The province is covered with low mountains, and the capital Loei is located in a fertile basin.
This forms the boundary of the province in the north with the neighboring Laos.
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