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Na Wa (Thai: นาหว้า, pronounced [nāː wâː]) is a district (amphoe) in Nakhon Phanom province, northeast Thailand.

Na Wa นาหว้า
District
District location in Nakhon Phanom province
Coordinates: 17°29′22″N 104°6′5″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Phanom
Seat	Na Wa
Area
• Total	523.2 km2 (202.0 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	44,661
• Density	85.4/km2 (221/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	48180
Geocode	4809

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Si Songkhram, Phon Sawan, and in Sakon Nakhon province the districts Kusuman, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Phanna Nikhom, and Akat Amnuai.

The main rivers are the Un and Yam.

History

The population of the district is made up of five tribes: Phu Thai, Saek, Yau, Kalueng, and Thai Isan. The Yau form the largest group. They came from Luang Prabang in modern-day Laos in the 16th century. Others immigrated from Ubon Ratchathani Province.[1]^{[failed verification]}

The district was established on 16 August 1971 as a minor district (king amphoe) by splitting off the three tambons, Na Wa, Na Ngua, and Ban Siao, from Si Songkhram District.[2] On 22 March 1979 it was elevated to full district status.[3][4] Three further sub-districts were created, Nakhun Yai in 1978,[5] Lao Phatthana in 1979,[6] and Tha Ruea in 1987.[7]

The township Na Wa was created in 1963 as a sanitary district (sukhaphiban).[8] Like all sanitary districts it was upgraded to a township (thesaban tambon) in May 1999.

Symbols

The district slogan is "Phra That temple of unity, beautiful silk cloth, making Thai handicrafts".

The district name Na Wa means 'fields of Wa trees' (Syzygium cumini), which were very common in the area in the past.

Administration

Na Wa is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 68 villages (mubans). Na Wa itself is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) and covers part of tambon Na Wa. Each of the six tambons is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Na Wa	นาหว้า	15	13391
2.	Na Ngua	นางัว	13	5123
3.	Ban Siao	บ้านเสียว	10	6377
4.	Na Khun Yai	นาคูณใหญ่	7	4565
5.	Lao Phatthana	เหล่าพัฒนา	15	9639
6.	Tha Ruea	ท่าเรือ	8	5566

References

External links

• amphoe.com
• Private website about Na Wa

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