AMPHOE NONG PRUE

'Nong Prue' () is a district (''Amphoe'') in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.
Prue plant is ''Cyperus sp.''

Contents

History

Geography

Administration

Sources

History

The area of Nong Prue was Ban Nong Prue, Tambon Nong Ri of Bo Phloi district. Later it was upgraded to be Tambon Nong Prue. The Interior Ministry split Tambon Nong Prue from Bo Phloi district to established Nong Prue minor district (''King Amphoe'') on April 1st, 1992. It was official upgraded to a full district on October 11th, 1997.

Geography

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

Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 43 villages (''muban''). The township (''thesaban tambon'') Nong Prue covers parts of the ''tambon'' Nong Prue. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Nong Prue	หนองปรือ	20	17,812
2.	Nong Pla Lai	หนองปลาไหล	14	6,047
3.	Somdet Charoen	สมเด็จเจริญ	5	5,844

Sources

★ Nong Prue district history (Thai)