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Loeng Nok Tha
เลิงนกทา

Statistics
Province:	Yasothon
District office:	16°12′28″N, 104°33′17″E
Area:	942.8 km²
Inhabitants:	93,750 (2005)
Pop. density:	99.4 inh./km²
Geocode:	3508
Postal code:	35120
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Loeng Nok Tha (Thai: เลิงนกทา) is a district of Yasothon Province in northeastern Thailand. Loeng Nok Tha town, the administrative center of the district, lies 69 km from Mueang Yasothon, and approximately 600 km from Bangkok.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Economy 3.1 Primary occupations 3.2 Secondary occupations 3.3 Important products 4 Administration 4.1 District office 5 Education 5.1 Secondary schools 5.2 Colleges

Loeng Nok Tha was established as a minor district, under jurisdiction of then-amphoe Amnat Charoen in Ubon Ratchathani Province.

On November 1, 1947, Loeng Nok Tha was elevated to district (amphoe) status in Ubon Ratchathani Province. When Yasothon was established as a province in 1972, Loeng Nok Tha was one of 6 districts reassigned to the new province.

The name Loeng Nok Tha consists of two parts:

Loeng means a low-lying swampy basin.

Nok Tha is the local name for a species of bird, similar to the guinea fowl, that eats fruit, ants, and termites.

The area of Loeng Nok Tha is so called because there once were large numbers of nok tha living around the swamps of the region, but they have now disappeared almost entirely as a result of human habitation.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Sung, Nikhom Kham Soi, Don Tan of Mukdahan Province, Chanuman, Senangkhanikhom of Amnat Charoen Province, Thai Charoen, Kut Chum of Yasothon Province, and Nong Phok of Roi Et Province.

• Rice farming
• Crop farming
• Animal husbandry

• Producing OTOP products, including woven fabrics, rice noodles, and homemade liquor

• Jasmine rice
• Sugarcane
• Cassava

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which make up 143 villages (muban).

Bung Kha (บุ่งค้า) Sawat (สวาท) Hong Saeng (ห้องแซง) Sammakkhi (สามัคคี) Kut Chiang Mi (กุดเชียงหมี)

Sam Yaek (สามแยก) Kut Hae (กุดแห่) Khok Samran (โคกสำราญ) Sang Ming (สร้างมิ่ง) Si Kaeo (ศรีแก้ว)

The Loeng Nok Tha District Office is located at:

Chayangkun Road
A. Loeng Nok Tha
Yasothon 35120

• Loeng Nok Tha School (โรงเรียนเลิงนกทา)
• Hong Saeng Witthayakhom School (โรงเรียนห้องแซงวิทยาคม)
• Bung Kha Witthayakhom School (โรงเรียนบุ่งค้าวิทยาคม)
• Si Kaeo Pracha San School (โรงเรียนศรีแก้วประชาสรรค์)
• Na Prong Pracha San School (โรงเรียนนาโปร่งประชาสรรค์)

• Loeng Nok Tha College (วิทยาลัยการอาชีพเลิงนกทา)

v • d • e Amphoe of Yasothon
Amphoe:	Mueang Yasothon - Sai Mun - Kut Chum - Kham Khuean Kaeo - Pa Tio - Maha Chana Chai - Kho Wang - Loeng Nok Tha - Thai Charoen