14 GREEN CITIES (ENG)

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Nong Teng Subdistrict Municipality Krasang District, Buriram Province

Vision: Livable city, sustainable environment Population: 12,380 (2018) Number of communities: 18 villages, 24 communities Area: 71.17 square kilometers

Nong Teng Subdistrict Municipality is one of the few communities in Thailand that has successfully adopted King Rama 9’s Sufficiency Economy philosophy and applied it to different dimensions of community development. The philosophy extends to the development of local agriculture, promotion of occupational opportunities, the environment, people’s well-being, and quality of life. Nong Teng Subdistrict Municipality has also developed a significant number of environmental management innovations, which have continued to create substantial benefits to the community.


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