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Nongbua Lamphu province
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| Capital: | Nongbua Lamphu[?] |
| Area: | 3,859.0 km² Ranked 55th |
| Inhabitants: | 481,502 (2001) Ranked 52nd |
| Pop. density: | 125 inh./km² Ranked 32nd | Map |
Nongbua 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 Nongbua Lamphu is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau.
History The province was originally an Amphoe (district) in the province Udon Thani. In 1993 this province was decentralized and the new province Nongbua Lamphu was created. It is thus the youngest province of Thailand.
| The seal of the province shows king Naresuan[?] in his shrine. This shrine was built to commemmorate the visit of king Naresuan to the city of Nongbua 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 Tree (Dalbergia cochinchinensis[?]), |
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- Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand (http://www.tat.or.th/province/e-san/nongbua/index.htm)
- Golden Jubilee Network province guide (http://kanchanapisek.or.th/cgi-bin/kp8/oncc/province.cgi?prov=e16)
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