U Thong district
U Thong
อู่ทอง | |
|---|---|
 Amphoe location in Suphanburi Province | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Suphanburi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 630.29 km2 (243.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 111,696 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (THA) |
| Postal code | 72160 |
| Geocode | 7209 |
U Thong (Thai: อู่ทอง) is the district (Amphoe) in the western part of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.
History
U Thong is an ancient city. Archaeologists found many pre-historic instruments and human skeletons in many parts of the district. It was one of the center cities of Dvaravati culture. Later, it also became the origin of Ayutthaya kingdom, as the first King of Ayutthaya Ramathibodi was prince of U Thong before.
U Thong district was created with the name Chorakhe Sam Phan in 1905. In 1940, the government moved the central of district from Ban Chorakhe Sam Phan to the area of the ancient city. At the same time, they also changed the district name to U Thong.[1]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Don Chedi, Mueang Suphanburi, Bang Pla Ma, Song Phi Nong of Suphanburi Province, Lao Khwan, Huai Krachao and Phanom Thuan of Kanchanaburi Province.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 151 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) in the district - U Thong and Sa Yai Som each cover parts of the same-named tambon.
| No. | Name | Thai | Pop. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | U Thong | อู่ทอง | 19,412 | 8. | Don Kha | ดอนคา | 12.698 | |||
| 2. | Sa Yai Som | สระยายโสม | 5.448 | 9. | Phlapphla Chai | พลับพลาไชย | 11.947 | |||
| 3. | Chorakhe Sam Phan | จรเข้สามพัน | 13.009 | 10. | Ban Khong | บ้านโข้ง | 8.865 | |||
| 4. | Ban Don | บ้านดอน | 7.899 | 11. | Chedi | เจดีย์ | 3.006 | |||
| 5. | Yung Thalai | ยุ้งทะลาย | 4.457 | 12. | Sa Phang Lan | สระพังลาน | 4.866 | |||
| 6. | Don Makluea | ดอนมะเกลือ | 4.603 | 13. | Kra Chan | กระจัน | 6.786 | |||
| 7. | Nong Ong | หนองโอ่ง | 8,700 |
References
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒" (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17 1939.
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