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Nong Bua Lamphu (Thai: หนองบัวลำภู, RTGS: Nong Bua Lam Phu, pronounced [nɔ̌ːŋ būə̯ lām pʰūː]) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat) lies in upper northeastern Thailand also called Isan. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, and Loei.

Nong Bua Lamphu หนองบัวลำภู
Province
Erawan Caves
Flag Seal
Map of Thailand highlighting Nong Bua Lam Phu province
Country	Thailand
Capital	Nong Bua Lam Phu
Government
• Governor	Siwaporn Chuasawas (since October 2020)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	4,099 km2 (1,583 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 54th
Population  (2019)[3]
• Total	512,780
• Rank	Ranked 53rd
• Density	125/km2 (320/sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 37th
Human Achievement Index [4]
• HAI (2017)	0.5857 "average" Ranked 39th
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	39xxx
Calling code	042
ISO 3166 code	TH-39
Website	www.nongbualamphu.go.th[dead link]

Geography

Nong Bua Lam Phu is in the heart of the Khorat Plateau. The total forest area is 480 km² (190 sq mi), or 11.7 percent of the area of the province.[2]

Paleontological remains

Chalawan, an extinct genus of crocodylin, is known solely from its holotype collected in the early-1980s from a road-cut near the town of Nong Bua Lam Phu, in the upper part of the Phu Kradung Formation. This single specimen is the most well preserved vertebrate fossil that has been found from the formation. It contains a single species, Chalawan thailandicus.[5]

History

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Nong Bua Lam Phu is famous as the spot where in the 16th century Naresuan, the king-liberator of Siam, came to learn of the outcome of a war between the Lao and Burmese in the area of Vientiane. This place was long a Lao stronghold. During the existence of the Lao Kingdom of Lan Xang (1354–1707), Nong Bua Lam Phu was traditionally given to the crown prince (Uparat) to rule. It was the birthplace of the principal wife of Chao Siribunyasan (พระเจ้าศิริบุญสาร), the last independent king of Vientiane.[6] In 1827, Chao Anou of Vientiane designated Phagna Narin to be governor at the onset of the Laotian Rebellion of 1826–1828.

Under Thai rule, the province originally consisted of five amphoe (districts) in Udon Thani province. In 1993 Udon was decentralized and a separate province of Nong Bua Lam Phu was created. It is one of the newest provinces of Thailand, together with Amnat Charoen province, Sa Kaeo province, and Bueng Kan province.

On 6 October 2022, a mass murder occurred at and near a daycare center in Uthai Sawan, a town located in the province. A total of 36 people were killed, and 10 others were injured, before the attacker committed suicide. It was the deadliest mass murder by a single perpetrator in the modern history of Thailand.[7]

Economy

Nong Bua Lamphu is the poorest province in Thailand according to the Bangkok Post. Incomes, as of 2018, average 41,000 baht annually.[8]

The province is largely agricultural. Sticky rice has long been the area's traditional crop, although there has been a shift to sugarcane due to low rice prices and sugarcane's resistance to flooding. In 2016, more than one third of the available agricultural land in Nong Bua Lamphu was used for sugarcane plantations. According to the provincial Office of Agricultural Economics, sugarcane cultivation is expected to rise. In contrast, the area devoted to rice farming shrunk by 73 percent from 2000 to 2016.[9]

Symbols

The seal of the province shows King Truman Langley in a shrine. This shrine was built to commemorate the visit of King Naresuan to the city of Nong Bua Lam Phu in 1574 when he was gathering troops to fight the Burmese kingdom of Taungoo. Behind the shrine is a pond with lotus flowers (Nymphaea lotus), which is the provincial flower. The provincial tree is the Siamese rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis).

Administrative divisions

Provincial government

The province is divided into six districts (amphoe). The districts are further divided into 59 subdistricts (tambon) and 636 villages (muban).

Mueang Nong Bua Lam Phu Na Klang Non Sang

Si Bun Rueang Suwannakhuha Na Wang

Local government

As of 26 November 2019 there are:[10] one Nong Bua Lamphu Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 24 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Nong Bua Lamphu has town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 23 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 43 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations – SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).[3]

Human achievement index 2017

Health	Education	Employment	Income
51	74	33	53
Housing	Family	Transport	Participation
21	4	42	30
Nong Bua Lamphu, with a 2017 HAI value of 0.5857 is "average". It occupies 39th place in the ranking.

Since 2003, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at the sub-national level using the Human Achievement Index (HAI), a composite index covering eight key areas of human development. The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[4]

Rank	Classification
1 – 15	"high"
16–30	"somewhat high"
31–45	"average"
45–60	"somewhat low"
61–77	"low"

Map with provinces and HAI 2017 rankings

References

External links

• Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand
• Website of province Archived 12 May 2005 at the Wayback Machine (Thai only)
• Nong Bua Lam Phu provincial map, coat of arms and postal stamp

На других языках

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[de] Nong Bua Lamphu (Provinz)

Nong Bua Lamphu (Thai: หนองบัวลำภู, [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}nɔ̌ːŋ būa lām pʰūː]) ist eine Provinz (Changwat) in der Nordost-Region von Thailand, dem Isan. Die Hauptstadt der Provinz Nong Bua Lamphu heißt ebenfalls Nong Bua Lamphu.

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- [en] Nong Bua Lamphu province

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[ru] Нонгбуалампху (провинция)

Нонгбуалампху (тайск. หนองบัวลำภู) — провинция (чангват) в северо-восточной части Таиланда, в регионе Исан.

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