Nongbua Lamphu Province
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| Capital: | Nong Bua Lamphu | ||
| Area: | 3,859.0 km² Ranked 55th | ||
| Inhabitants: | 482,207 (2000) Ranked 51st | ||
| Pop. density: | 125 inh./km² Ranked 33rd | ||
| ISO 3166-2: | TH-39
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| Image:Thailand Nongbua Lamphu.png | |||
Nong Bua Lamphu (Thai หนองบัวลำภู) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Loei.
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Geography
Nong Bua Lamphu is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau.
History
The province were originally 5 Amphoe (district) in the province Udon Thani. In 1993 this province was decentralized and the new province Nong Bua Lamphu was created. It is thus one of the three youngest provinces of Thailand, together with Amnat Charoen and Sa Kaeo.
Symbols
| Image:Seal Nongbua Lamphu.png | The seal of the province shows king Naresuan in his shrine. This shrine was built to commemorate the visit of king Naresuan to the city of Nong Bua Lamphu in 1574 when he was collecting troops to fight the king of Lan Xang. Behind the shrine is a pond with Lotus flowers (Nymphaea lotus), which is also the provincial flower. The provincial tree is the Siamese Rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis), |
Administrative divisions
Image:Amphoe Nongbua Lamphu.png The province is subdivided into 6 districts (Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 59 communes (tambon) and 636 villages.
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External links
de:Nongbua Lamphu (Provinz)
fr:Province de Nong Bua Lamphu ja:ノーンブワラムプー県 nl:Changwat Nongbua Lamphu th:จังหวัดหนองบัวลำภู