Nong Prue district

Nong Prue (หนองปรือ, pronounced [nɔ̌ːŋ prɯ̄ː]) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand.

Nong Prue หนองปรือ
District
Topography Nong Prue district
District location in Kanchanaburi province
Coordinates: 14°36′41″N 99°27′1″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Kanchanaburi
Seat	Nong Prue
Area [1]
• Total	502 km2 (194 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	31,732
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	71220
Calling code	034
ISO 3166 code	TH-7112

History

The two subdistricts Nong Prue and Nong Pla Lai were split of from Bo Phloi district to establish the minor district (king amphoe) Nong Prue on 22 April 1992.^[3] A third subdistrict, Somdet Charoen, was later included in the new minor district as well.^[4] The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 11 October 1997.^[5]

Geography

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

Toponymy

The district is named after the Prue plant, Cyperus sp.

Administration

Provincial administration

The district is divided into three subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 43 administrative villages (mubans).^[2]

No.	Subdistrict	Thai	Villages	Pop.
01.	Nong Prue	หนองปรือ	0022	018,210
02.	Nong Pla Lai	หนองปลาไหล	0014	006,536
03.	Somdet Charoen	สมเด็จเจริญ	0007	006,986
		Total	0043	031,732

Local government

Municipalities

As of December 2024 there are three municipal (thesaban) areas in the district: Somdet Charoen and Nong Pla Lai subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambons) cover the whole subdistricts, Nong Prue subdistrict municipality covers parts of the same-named subdistrict.^[6]

Subdistrict municipality	Pop.	LAO code	website
Somdet Charoen	06,986	05711204	somdejcharoen.go.th
Nong Pla Lai	06,536	05711202	thnpl.go.th
Nong Prue	04,375	05711201	nongpruekan.go.th

Subdistrict administrative organization

The non-municipal areas are administered by one subdistrict administrative organization - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - o bo toh).^[6]

Subdistrict adm.org - SAO	Pop.	LAO code	website
Nong Prue SAO	013,835	06711203	nongpruekansao.go.th

Education

• 18 primary schools
• 02 secondary schools^[7]

Healthcare

Hospitals

Nong Prue district is served by two hospitals

• Nong Prue Hospital with 30 beds.
• Phayaban Sathan Phra Barami Hospital with 30 beds.

Health promoting hospitals

In the district there are seven health-promoting hospitals in total.^[8]

1 Somdet Charoen0

2 Nong Pla Lai0

4 Nong Prue

Religion

There are thirty-six Theravada Buddhist temples in the district.^[9][10]

05 Nong Pla Lai	07 Somdet Charoen	024 Nong Prue

The Christians have three churches.^[11]