District in Suphan Buri, Thailand
Mueang Suphan Buri
(
Thai
:
???????????????
,
pronounced
[m??a?ŋ
su.p??n
b?.r?ː]
) is the capital district (
amphoe mueang
) of
Suphan Buri province
, central
Thailand
.
History
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Suphan Buri is an old city. In the era of Ankorian king
Jayavarman VII
, inscription called Prasat Phra Khan (???????????????????) was made and which mentions the name of
Suvarnapura
.
[1]
Later Suphan Buri become important city of
Ayutthaya kingdom
. According to Chinese Annals called "
Da Ming Shi Lu
" (『大明??』),
Nakharinthathirat
(Intharatcha or Nakhon In), before ascending the throne of Ayutthaya, was a ruler of Suphan Buri and tribute to Chinese Emperor as a King of Supan Buri (Su Men Bang Wang or 蘇門邦王).
[2]
Later in the 16th century, Suphan Buri become battle field of King
Naresuan
and Burmese crown prince.
[1]
This area was the center of
Mueang
Suphan Buri. When the government created a district, it was called
Wihan Daeng
. Later the district name was changed to be
Tha Phi Liang
. In 1939 the district name was changed to Mueang Suphan Buri to correspond with the province name.
Geography
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Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise):
Bang Pla Ma
,
U Thong
,
Don Chedi
,
Si Prachan
of Suphan Buri Province;
Wiset Chai Chan
of
Ang Thong province
; and
Phak Hai
of
Ayutthaya province
.
The main water resource of the district is the
Tha Chin
river or Suphan river.
Administration
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Central administration
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Mueang Suphan Buri is divided into 20 subdistricts (
tambons
), which are further subdivided into 124 administrative villages (
mubans
). The provincial administration has its headquarters in Tambon Sanam Chai.
| No.
|
Name
|
Thai
|
Villages
|
Pop.
[3]
|
| 0
1.
|
Tha Phi Liang
|
????????????
|
-
|
17,830
|
| 0
2.
|
Rua Yai
|
????????
|
0
6
|
17,159
|
| 0
3.
|
Thap Ti Lek
|
??????????
|
0
5
|
0
3,953
|
| 0
4.
|
Tha Rahat
|
????????
|
0
5
|
10,349
|
| 0
5.
|
Phai Khwang
|
???????
|
0
6
|
0
7,728
|
| 0
6.
|
Khok Kho Thao
|
?????????
|
0
4
|
0
3,808
|
| 0
7.
|
Don Tan
|
??????
|
0
5
|
0
3,338
|
| 0
8.
|
Don Masang
|
??????????
|
0
5
|
0
3,340
|
| 0
9.
|
Phihan Daeng
|
????????
|
0
6
|
0
5,105
|
| 10.
|
Don Kamyan
|
????????
|
0
9
|
10,006
|
| 11.
|
Don Pho Thong
|
???????????
|
0
6
|
0
6,669
|
| 12.
|
Ban Pho
|
?????????
|
0
9
|
0
8,444
|
| 13.
|
Sa Kaeo
|
???????
|
0
9
|
14,196
|
| 14.
|
Taling Chan
|
????????
|
0
7
|
0
9,071
|
| 15.
|
Bang Kung
|
???????
|
0
4
|
0
1,955
|
| 16.
|
Sala Khao
|
???????
|
10
|
0
8,584
|
| 17.
|
Suan Taeng
|
??????
|
0
9
|
10,115
|
| 18.
|
Sanam Chai
|
???????
|
0
6
|
10,629
|
| 19.
|
Pho Phraya
|
??????????
|
0
7
|
0
6,775
|
| 20.
|
Sanam Khli
|
???????
|
0
6
|
0
7,662
|
Local administration
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There is one town (
thesaban mueang
) in the district:
- Suphan Buri
(Thai:
?????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Tha Phi Liang and parts of subdistricts Rua Yai and Tha Rahat.
There are seven subdistrict municipalities (
thesaban tambons
) in the district:
- Ban Pho (Thai:
???????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Ban Pho.
- Huai Wang Thong (Thai:
????????????????????
) consisting of parts of subdistrict Pho Phraya.
- Tha Sadet (Thai:
??????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Sa Kaeo.
- Pho Phraya (Thai:
????????????????????
) consisting of parts of subdistrict Pho Phraya.
- Suan Taeng (Thai:
????????????????
) consisting of parts of subdistricts Sala Khao, Suan Taeng.
- Tha Rahat (Thai:
??????????????????
) consisting of parts of subdistrict Tha Rahat.
- Bang Kung (Thai:
?????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Bang Kung.
There are 14
subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO)
in the district:
- Rua Yai (Thai:
?????????????????????????????
) consisting of parts of subdistrict Rua Yai.
- Thap Ti Lek (Thai:
???????????????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Thap Ti Lek.
- Phai Khwang (Thai:
????????????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Phai Khwang.
- Khok Kho Thao (Thai:
??????????????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Khok Kho Thao.
- Don Tan (Thai:
???????????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Don Tan.
- Don Masang (Thai:
???????????????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Don Masang.
- Phihan Daeng (Thai:
?????????????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Phihan Daeng.
- Don Kamyan (Thai:
?????????????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Don Kamyan.
- Don Pho Thong (Thai:
????????????????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Don Pho Thong.
- Taling Chan (Thai:
?????????????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Taling Chan.
- Sala Khao (Thai:
????????????????????????????
) consisting of parts of subdistrict Sala Khao.
- Suan Taeng (Thai:
???????????????????????????
) consisting of parts of subdistrict Suan Taeng.
- Sanam Chai (Thai:
????????????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Sanam Chai.
- Sanam Khli (Thai:
????????????????????????????
) consisting of subdistrict Sanam Khli.
References
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- ^
a
b
?????????????????????? ??????????
, ?????????????????????????, 2547, p.7
ISBN
978-974-7177-14-5
or
Appriciate the Locality, Travel Knowaladgableably, Suphan Buri
Tourism Authority of Thailand, 2000, p.7
ISBN
978-974-7177-45-9
; * W?run? ??sath?rom.
M??ang Suphan bon s?nth?ng kan?pl?anpl?ng th?ng prawattis?t Phutthasattawat th? 8 - ton Phutthasattawat th? 25
(History, development, and geography of the ancient city of Suphan Buri Province, Central Thailand, 8th-25th B.E.), Samnakphim Mah?witthay?lai Thammas?t, Krung Th?p, 2547.
- ^
Fujiwara, Riichiro "Relations between China and Siam in the Early period of the Ming Dynasty",
Studies on History of South-East Asia
, Kyoto: Hozokan, 1988, pp.3-43 (Japanese Thesis)
- ^
"Population statistics 2013"
(in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration
. Retrieved
2014-10-04
.
