Nang Rong

History

The first local government for Nang Rong was created in 1957, when it became a sanitary district (sukhaphiban). On November 8, 1986, the sanitary district was upgraded to a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon), and effective August 3, 2005, it became a town (thesaban mueang).

Geography

Nang Rong is the central town of Nang Rong District, containing the district office and other government offices. It is the closest major town to the Phanom Rung Historical Park, an 11th-century religious site.

Most-observed species

• Large-billed Crow

  Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
  25
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  18
• Indochinese Roller

  Coracias affinis Horsfield, 1840 · Aves
  17
• Greater Coucal

  Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815) · Aves
  16
• White-crested Laughingthrush

  Garrulax leucolophus (Hardwicke, 1816) · Aves
  15
• Asian Koel

  Eudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15
• Barn Swallow

  Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  14
• Red-wattled Lapwing

  Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  13