Nong Bua Lam Phu Province
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Nong Bua Lam Phu หนองบัวลำภู |
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 Map of Thailand highlighting Nong Bua Lam Phu Province |
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 Thailand
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| Capital | Nong Bua Lam Phu | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Thanakorn Ungjitpaisan (since October 2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,859 km2 (1,490 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | Ranked 55th | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 508,864 | |
| • Rank | Ranked 51st | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| • Density rank | Ranked 33rd | |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) | |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-39 | |
Nong Bua Lam Phu (Thai: หนองบัวลำภู, pronounced [nɔ̌ːŋ būa lām pʰūː]) is one of the northeastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, and Loei.
Nong Bua Lam Phu is in the heart of the Khorat Plateau.
Chalawan, an extinct genus of crocodylin, is known solely from its holotype collected in the early 1980s from a road-cut near the town of Nong Bua Lam Phu, in the upper part of the Phu Kradung Formation. This single specimen is the most well preserved vertebrate fossil that has been found from the formation. It contains a single species, Chalawan thailandicus.
Nong Bua Lam Phu is famous as the spot where in the 16th century Naresuan, the king-liberator of Siam, came to learn of the outcome of a war between the Lao and Burmese in the area of Vientiane. This place was long a Lao stronghold. During the existence of the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang (1354–1707), Nong Bua Lam Phu was traditionally given to the crown prince (Uparat) to rule. It was the birthplace of the principal wife of Chao Siribunyasan (พระเจ้าศิริบุญสาร), the last independent king of Vientiane. In 1827, Chao Anou of Vientiane designated Phagna Narin to be governor at the onset of the Laotian Rebellion of 1826-1828.
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