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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.
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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.
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