Nong Prue

Nong Prue (Thai: หนองปรือ) is a district (Amphoe) in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.

History

The area of Nong Prue was originally the village Ban Nong Prue, Tambon Nong Ri of Bo Phloi district. Later it was upgraded to the subdistrict (Tambon) Nong Prue. The Interior Ministry split the two tambon Nong Prue and Nong Pla Lai from Bo Phloi district to established the minor district (King Amphoe) Nong Prue on April 1, 1992. The third tambon Somdet Charoen was later announced to be included with the new district as well. The minor district was official upgraded to a full district on October 11, 1997.

Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nong_Prue_District