Non Sila district

Non Sila
โนนศิลา
District
District location in Khon Kaen province
District location in Khon Kaen province
Coordinates: 15°58′26″N 102°40′9″E / 15.97389°N 102.66917°E / 15.97389; 102.66917
CountryThailand
ProvinceKhon Kaen
SeatNon Sila
Area
 • Total
182.601 km2 (70.503 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
25,987
 • Density142.3/km2 (369/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code40110
Geocode4025

Non Sila (Thai: โนนศิลา, pronounced [nōːn sì.lāː]; Northeastern Thai: โนนศิลา, pronounced [no᷇ːn sí.la᷇ː]) is a district (amphoe) of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand.

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 ha; 1,600 acres) 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 Sila โนนศิลา 7 4,180
2. Nong Pla Mo หนองปลาหมอ 8 4,536
3. Ban Han บ้านหัน 15 10,292
4. Pueai Yai เปือยใหญ่ 8 3,403
5. Non Daeng โนนแดง 7 3,576

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2012.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 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.