Na Dun district

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Phayakkhaphum Phisai, Yang Sisurat, Na Chueak, and Wapi Pathum of Maha Sarakham Province, and Pathum Rat of Roi Et province.

History

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Murals illustrating the poem of Sang Sinxay adorn the exterior of Wat Photaram

The area was made a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 October 1969, when the three tambons, Na Dun, Nong Phai, and Nong Khu, were split off from Wapi Pathum district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 94 villages (mubans). Na Dun is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Na Dun and Phra That. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Na Dun นาดูน 10 4,468
2. Nong Phai หนองไผ่ 8 3,782
3. Nong Khu หนองคู 14 5,512
4. Dong Bang ดงบัง 9 2,692
5. Dong Duan ดงดวน 10 4,071
6. Hua Dong หัวดง 15 5,054
7. Dong Yang ดงยาง 11 4,275
8. Ku Santarat กู่สันตรัตน์ 9 3,715
9. Phra That พระธาตุ 8 2,916

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