Originally a prosperous
town of the Srisutthanakhonhut Kingdom
(Laos) 900 years ago, its official name
was ‘Nong Bua Lamphu – Nakhon
Kuan Kun Kab Kaew Bua Ban’, meaning
‘the town of plentiful water with
blooming lotus flowers’. Most of
Nong Bua Lamphu is situated on a plateau
and the province has large forested areas.
It was formerly a district under Udon
Thani Province until it became its own
province on December 1, 1993, making it
the 76th province of Thailand.
Nong Bua Lamphu is 568 kilometres from
Bangkok. It has an area of 3,859 square
kilometres and consists of the following
districts: Muang, Non Sang, Si Bun Rueang,
Na Klang, Suwannakhuha and Na Wang.
