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Loeng Nok Tha is a district of Yasothon Province in northeastern Thailand. Loeng Nok Tha town, the administrative center of the district, lies 69 km from Mueang Yasothon, and approximately 600 km from Bangkok.HistoryLoeng Nok Tha was established as a minor district, under jurisdiction of Amnat Charoen district in Ubon Ratchathani Province on September 1, 1937. It then consisted of the three tambon Kut Chiang Mi, Bung Kha and Som Pho.On November 1, 1947, Loeng Nok Tha was elevated to district status in Ubon Ratchathani Province. When Yasothon was established as a province in 1972, Loeng Nok Tha was one of 6 districts reassigned to the new province.EtymologyThe name Loeng Nok Tha consists of two parts: Loeng, Isan for a low-lying swampy basin.Nok (fowl) Tha (painted), Isan for a species of bird similar to the guineafowl.The area of Loeng Nok Tha is so called because there once were large numbers of nok tha living around the swamps of the region, but they have now disappeared almost entirely as a result of human habitation; not to be confused with similarly named Tambon Nong (fen) Nok Tha (Thai: หนองนกท) in Amphoe Khemarat, Ubon Ratchatani Province; or None (hill) Nok Tha (Thai:โนนนกทา) a Thai prehistoric archaeological site in Amphoe Phu Wiang, Khon Kaen Province.