Loeng Nok Tha District

Loeng Nok Tha เลิงนกทา
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Yasothon Province
Coordinates: 16°12′28″N 104°33′17″E / 16.20778°N 104.55472°ECoordinates: 16°12′28″N 104°33′17″E / 16.20778°N 104.55472°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Yasothon
Area
• Total	942.8 km^2 (364.0 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	93,750
• Density	99.4/km^2 (257/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	35120
Geocode	3508

Loeng Nok Tha (Thai: เลิงนกทา, pronounced [lɤ̄ːŋ nók tʰāː]) is a district of Yasothon Province in northeastern Thailand. Loeng Nok Tha town, the administrative center of the district, lies 69 km from Mueang Yasothon, and approximately 600 km from Bangkok.

History

Loeng Nok Tha was established as a minor district (King Amphoe), under jurisdiction of Amnat Charoen district in Ubon Ratchathani Province on September 1, 1937. It then consisted of the three tambon Kut Chiang Mi, Bung Kha and Som Pho.^[1]

On November 1, 1947, Loeng Nok Tha was elevated to district (amphoe) status in Ubon Ratchathani Province.^[2] When Yasothon was established as a province in 1972, Loeng Nok Tha was one of 6 districts reassigned to the new province.

Etymology

The name Loeng Nok Tha consists of two parts:

Loeng, Isan for a low-lying swampy basin.

Nok (fowl) Tha (painted), Isan for a species of bird similar to the guineafowl.

The area of Loeng Nok Tha is so called because there once were large numbers of nok tha living around the swamps of the region, but they have now disappeared almost entirely as a result of human habitation; not to be confused with similarly named Tambon Nong (fen) Nok Tha (Thai: หนองนกท) in Amphoe Khemarat, Ubon Ratchatani Province; or None (hill) Nok Tha (Thai:โนนนกทา) a Thai prehistoric archaeological site in Amphoe Phu Wiang, Khon Kaen Province.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Sung, Nikhom Kham Soi, Don Tan of Mukdahan Province, Chanuman, Senangkhanikhom of Amnat Charoen Province, Thai Charoen, Kut Chum of Yasothon Province, and Nong Phok of Roi Et Province.

Economy

Primary occupations

• Rice farming
• Crop farming
• Animal husbandry

Secondary occupations

• Producing OTOP products, including woven fabrics, rice noodles, and homemade liquor

Important products

• Jasmine rice
• Sugarcane
• Cassava

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which make up 143 villages (muban).

Bung Kha (บุ่งค้า) Sawat (สวาท) Hong Saeng (ห้องแซง) Sammakkhi (สามัคคี) Kut Chiang Mi (กุดเชียงหมี)

Sam Yaek (สามแยก) Kut Hae (กุดแห่) Khok Samran (โคกสำราญ) Sang Ming (สร้างมิ่ง) Si Kaeo (ศรีแก้ว)

District office

The Loeng Nok Tha District Office is located at:

Chayangkun Road
A. Loeng Nok Tha
Yasothon 35120

Education

Secondary schools

• Loeng Nok Tha School (โรงเรียนเลิงนกทา)
• Hong Saeng Witthayakhom School (โรงเรียนห้องแซงวิทยาคม)
• Bung Kha Witthayakhom School (โรงเรียนบุ่งค้าวิทยาคม)
• Si Kaeo Pracha San School (โรงเรียนศรีแก้วประชาสรรค์)
• Na Prong Pracha San School (โรงเรียนนาโปร่งประชาสรรค์)

Colleges

• Loeng Nok Tha College (วิทยาลัยการอาชีพเลิงนกทา)

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ตั้งกิ่งอำเภอเลิกนกทา (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 54 (0 ง): 1155–1156. August 23, 1937.
2. ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ยกฐานะกิ่งอำเภอขึ้นเป็นอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 64 (50 ง): 2661–2662. October 21, 1947.