Non Sila District

Non Sila (Thai: โนนศิลา, pronounced [nōːn sì.lāː]) is a district (amphoe) of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.

Non Sila

โนนศิลา
District
District location in Khon Kaen Province
Coordinates: 15°58′26″N 102°40′9″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceKhon Kaen
SeatNon Sila
Area
 • Total182.601 km2 (70.503 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total25,987
 • Density142.3/km2 (369/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code40110
Geocode4025

History

The minor district was established on 15 July 1996 by splitting it from Ban Phai District.[1][2]

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[3] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the upgrade became official.[4]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Phai, Nong Song Hong, Phon, and Chonnabot.

Economy

As of 2019, Thai sugar giant, the Mitr Phol Group, plans to construct a sugarcane mill and biomass power plant in the district. The initiative will occupy 4,000 rai (640 hectares) of three of the province's neighbouring districts: Non Sila, Ban Phai, and Chonnabot. The operation will form part of the Ban Phai Bio-Hub Industrial Estate and is linked to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. Mitr Phol's plans have been met with some opposition from local residents.[5] Mitr Phol has pledged that the factory will have no adverse environmental effects.[6]

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 45 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Non Sila covers parts of tambons Non Sila and Ban Han. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO), the non-municipal area of tambon Non Sila is administered by a tambon administration (TA).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Non Silaโนนศิลา74,180
2.Nong Pla Moหนองปลาหมอ84,536
3.Ban Hanบ้านหัน1510,292
4.Pueai Yaiเปือยใหญ่83,403
5.Non Daengโนนแดง73,576

References
  1. khonkaen.doae.go.th
  2. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอบ้านไผ่ จังหวัดขอนแก่น ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโนนศิลา (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 113 (Special 18 ง): 22. 26 June 1996.
  3. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550. Manager Online (in Thai).
  4. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. 24 August 2007.
  5. Vaikuntapathi, Priya (25 September 2019). "Sweetness & Power (14) – Picking a fight with Big Sugar". The Isaan Record. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. "Mitr Phol pledges no environmental effects from new Khon Kaen factory". The Nation. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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