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Nong Muang Khai

หนองม่วงไข่
Nong Muang Khai หนองม่วงไข่
District
	District location in Phrae province
	Coordinates: 18°15′53″N 100°11′24″E / 18.26472°N 100.19000°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Phrae
Seat	Nong Muang Khai
Area
• Total	221.65 km2 (85.58 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	19,302
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	54170
Geocode	5408

Nong Muang Khai (Thai: หนองม่วงไข่, pronounced [nɔ̌ːŋ mûa̯ŋ kʰàj]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Phrae province, northern Thailand.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) Nong Muang Khai was established on 1 April 1990 from tambons Mae Kham Mi and Nong Muang Khai of Rong Kwang district and Wang Luang and Nam Rat of Song district. It was made a subordinate of Rong Kwang District.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 7 September 1995.^[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Song, Rong Kwang, Mueang Phrae, and Long.

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 34 villages (mubans). Nong Muang Khai is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers most parts of tambon Nong Muang Khai. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Mae Kham Mi	แม่คำมี	4	2,262
2.	Nong Muang Khai	หนองม่วงไข่	8	4,853
3.	Nam Rat	น้ำรัด	6	3,594
4.	Wang Luang	วังหลวง	5	2,716
5.	Tamnak Tham	ตำหนักธรรม	7	3,549
6.	Thung Khaeo	ทุ่งแค้ว	4	2,328