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'''U Thong''' ({{lang-th|อู่ทอง}}; {{IPA-th|ʔùː tʰɔ̄ːŋ|IPA}}) is the district (''[[Amphoe]]'') in the western part of [[Suphanburi Province]], central [[Thailand]].
'''U Thong''' ({{lang-th|อู่ทอง}}, {{IPA-th|ʔùː tʰɔ̄ːŋ|pron}}) is the district (''[[amphoe]]'') in the western part of [[Suphan Buri province]], north of Bangkok.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Karnjanatawe|first1=Karnjana|title=The lost world rediscovered|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/tourists-and-expats/1137389/the-lost-world-rediscovered|access-date=17 November 2016|work=Bangkok Post|date=17 November 2016}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:IMP C VICTORINVS PF AVG.tif|thumb|Bronze double denarius of the Gallic Roman emperor [[Victorinus]] (269-271 AD) found at U Thong, Thailand.<ref name=Higham>Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ISBN 9786167339443</ref>{{rp|300}}]]
[[File:IMP C VICTORINVS PF AVG.tif|thumb|Bronze double denarius of the Gallic Roman emperor [[Victorinus]] (269-271 CE) found at U Thong.<ref name=Higham>Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., {{ISBN|9786167339443}}</ref>{{rp|300}}]]
[[Image:Phrajaouthong06.jpg|thumb|Statue of [[Ramathibodi I|Phra Chao U-Thong]] (founder of Ayutthaya) in Amphoe U-Thong, Suphanburi province, Thailand.]]
[[Charles Higham (archaeologist)|Higham]] states, "U-Thong was occupied for many centuries prior to the development of the [[Dvaravati]] state. Radiocarbon determinations from the sites of U-Thong and Chansen suggest that the transition into complex state societies in the [[Chao Phraya River|Chao Phraya basin]] took place between about 300-600 AD." A copper inscription from the mid-7th century states, "Sri Harshavarman, grandson of Ishanavarman, having expanded his sphere of glory, obtained the lion throne through regular succession," and mentions gifts to a [[linga]]. The site includes a moat, 1690 by 840 m, and the Pra Paton [[caitya]].<ref name=Higham/>{{rp|300,302,306–307}}


[[Image:Phrajaouthong06.jpg|thumb|Statue of [[Ramathibodi I|Phra Chao U-Thong]] (founder of Ayutthaya) in Amphoe U Thong, Suphan Buri Province.]]
It also became the origin of [[Ayutthaya kingdom]], as the first King of Ayutthaya [[Ramathibodi]] was prince of U Thong before.


[[Charles Higham (archaeologist)|Higham]] states, "U-Thong was occupied for many centuries prior to the development of the [[Dvaravati]] state. Radiocarbon determinations from the sites of U-Thong and Chansen suggest that the transition into complex state societies in the [[Chao Phraya River|Chao Phraya basin]] took place between about 300-600 AD." A copper inscription from the mid-7th century states, "Sri Harshavarman, grandson of Ishanavarman, having expanded his sphere of glory, obtained [[Lion_Throne_of_Burma|the lion throne]] through regular succession," and mentions gifts to a [[linga]]. The site includes a moat, 1,690 by 840 m, and the Pra Paton [[caitya]].<ref name=Higham/>{{rp|300, 302, 306–307}}
U Thong district was created with the name Chorakhe Sam Phan in 1905. 1939 the district was renamed to U Thong.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=56|issue=0 ก|pages=354–364|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF|date=April 17, 1939|language=Thai}}</ref> In 1944, the government moved the central of district from Ban Chorakhe Sam Phan to the area of the ancient city.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=61|issue=12 ง|pages=369|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภออู่ทอง จังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2487/D/012/369.PDF|date=1944-02-22|language=Thai}}</ref>

It also became the origin of the [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]], as the first King of Ayutthaya, [[Ramathibodi I|Ramathibodi]], was prince of U Thong when the city was struck by an epidemic, prompting him to relocate east and found Ayutthaya.<ref>{{cite journal|author=H. R. H. Prince Damrong|author-link=Damrong Rajanubhab|year=1904|title=The Foundation of Ayuthia|url=http://www.siamese-heritage.org/jsspdf/1904/JSS_001_0e_PrinceDamrong_FoundationOfAyuthia.pdf|journal=[[Journal of the Siam Society]]|publisher=Siam Heritage Trust|volume=1.0e|quote=There is an old city ... called by the people Müang U Thong (the city of King U Thong) and there is a tradition that [[Thai honorifics#Thao|Thao]] U Thong reigned over this city until an epidemic broke out and the people died in great numbers. He then abandoned the city and turning to the East looked out for another place to establish the capital; but the epidemic did not abate. He then crossed the Suphan (Tachin) river to escape the ravages of the epidemic, and even at the present time near the Suphan river there is a place called "Tha Thao U Thong" 'i.e.' the crossing of King U Thong.}}</ref>

U Thong district was created with the name ''Chorakhe Sam Phan'' in 1905. In 1939 the district was renamed U Thong.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=56|issue= ก|pages=354–364|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219071714/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 19, 2009|date=April 17, 1939|language=th}}</ref> In 1944, the government moved the centre of the district from Ban Chorakhe Sam Phan to the area of the ancient city.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=61|issue=12 ง|pages=369|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภออู่ทอง จังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2487/D/012/369.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609235441/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2487/D/012/369.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 9, 2012|date=1944-02-22|language=th}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) [[Amphoe Don Chedi|Don Chedi]], [[Amphoe Mueang Suphanburi|Mueang Suphanburi]], [[Amphoe Bang Pla Ma|Bang Pla Ma]], [[Amphoe Song Phi Nong|Song Phi Nong]] of Suphanburi Province, [[Amphoe Lao Khwan|Lao Khwan]], [[Amphoe Huai Krachao|Huai Krachao]] and [[Amphoe Phanom Thuan|Phanom Thuan]] of [[Kanchanaburi Province]].
Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): [[Don Chedi district|Don Chedi]], [[Mueang Suphan Buri district|Mueang Suphan Buri]], [[Bang Pla Ma district|Bang Pla Ma]], [[Song Phi Nong district|Song Phi Nong]] of Suphan Buri Province; [[Lao Khwan district|Lao Khwan]], [[Huai Krachao district|Huai Krachao]], and [[Phanom Thuan district|Phanom Thuan]] of [[Kanchanaburi province]].

[[File:เมืองอู่ทอง 001.jpg|x300px|thumb|center|Panorama of U-Thong Town]]
[[File:เมืองอู่ทอง 001.jpg|x300px|thumb|center|U Thong Town]]


== Administration ==
== Administration ==


=== Central administration ===
=== Central administration ===
The district U Thong is subdivided into 13 subdistrict (''[[Tambon]]''), which are further subdivided into 154 administrative villages (''[[Muban]]'').
U Thong district is divided into 13 sub-districts (''[[tambon]]s''), which are further subdivided into 154 administrative villages (''[[muban]]s'').


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! Thai
! Thai
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! Villages
! [[Population|Pop.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showDistrictData.php?statType=1&year=56&rcode=72|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration|title=Population statistics 2013|language=Thai|accessdate=2014-10-04}}</ref>
! [[Population|Pop.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showDistrictData.php?statType=1&year=56&rcode=72|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration|title=Population statistics 2013|language=th|access-date=2014-10-04}}</ref>
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=== Local administration ===
=== Local administration ===
There are 9 subdistrict municipalities (''[[Thesaban#Subdistrict municipality|Thesaban Tambon]]'') in the district:
There are nine sub-district municipalities (''[[Thesaban#Subdistrict municipality|thesaban tambon]]s'') in the district:
* Chorakhe Sam Phan (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลจรเข้สามพัน}}) consisting of the complete subdistrict Chorakhe Sam Phan.
* Chorakhe Sam Phan (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลจรเข้สามพัน}}) consists of sub-district Chorakhe Sam Phan.
* Chedi (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลเจดีย์}}) consisting of the complete subdistrict Chedi.
* Chedi (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลเจดีย์}}) consists of sub-district Chedi.
* Sa Yai Som (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลสระยายโสม}}) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Sa Yai Som.
* Sa Yai Som (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลสระยายโสม}}) consists of parts of the sub-district Sa Yai Som.
* U Thong (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลอู่ทอง}}) consisting of parts of the subdistrict U Thong.
* U Thong (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลอู่ทอง}}) consists of parts of the sub-district U Thong.
* Khun Phat Pheng (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลขุนพัดเพ็ง}}) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Sa Yai Som.
* Khun Phat Pheng (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลขุนพัดเพ็ง}}) consists of parts of the sub-district Sa Yai Som.
* Ban Don (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลบ้านดอน}}) consisting of the complete subdistrict Ban Don.
* Ban Don (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลบ้านดอน}}) consists of sub-district Ban Don.
* Ban Khong (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลบ้านโข้ง}}) consisting of the complete subdistrict Ban Khong.
* Ban Khong (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลบ้านโข้ง}}) consists of sub-district Ban Khong.
* Krachan (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลกระจัน}}) consisting of the complete subdistrict Krachan.
* Krachan (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลกระจัน}}) consists of sub-district, Krachan.
* Thao U Thong (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลท้าวอู่ทอง}}) consisting of parts of the subdistrict U Thong.
* Thao U Thong (Thai: {{lang|th|เทศบาลตำบลท้าวอู่ทอง}}) consists of parts of sub-district U Thong.


There are 6 [[Subdistrict administrative organization|subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO)]] in the district:
There are six [[Subdistrict administrative organization|sub-district administrative organizations (SAO)]] in the district:
* Yung Thalai (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลยุ้งทะลาย}}) consisting of the complete subdistrict Yung Thalai.
* Yung Thalai (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลยุ้งทะลาย}}) consists of sub-district Yung Thalai.
* Don Makluea (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดอนมะเกลือ}}) consisting of the complete subdistrict Don Makluea.
* Don Makluea (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดอนมะเกลือ}}) consists of sub-district Don Makluea.
* Nong Ong (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองโอ่ง}}) consisting of the complete subdistrict Nong Ong.
* Nong Ong (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองโอ่ง}}) consists of sub-district Nong Ong.
* Don Kha (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดอนคา}}) consisting of the complete subdistrict Don Kha.
* Don Kha (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดอนคา}}) consists of sub-district Don Kha.
* Phlapphla Chai (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลพลับพลาไชย}}) consisting of the complete subdistrict Phlapphla Chai.
* Phlapphla Chai (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลพลับพลาไชย}}) consists of sub-district Phlapphla Chai.
* Sa Phang Lan (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลสระพังลาน}}) consisting of the complete subdistrict Sa Phang Lan.
* Sa Phang Lan (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลสระพังลาน}}) consists of sub-district Sa Phang Lan.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=696&pv=65 amphoe.com]
*[http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=696&pv=65 amphoe.com]


{{Amphoe Suphanburi}}
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[[Category:Amphoe of Suphan Buri Province|U Thong]]
[[Category:Districts of Suphan Buri province|U Thong]]

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U Thong
อู่ทอง
District location in Suphan Buri province
District location in Suphan Buri province
Coordinates: 14°22′32″N 99°53′32″E / 14.37556°N 99.89222°E / 14.37556; 99.89222
CountryThailand
ProvinceSuphan Buri
Area
 • Total630.29 km2 (243.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total121,421
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code72160
Geocode7209

U Thong (Thai: อู่ทอง, pronounced [ʔùː tʰɔ̄ːŋ]) is the district (amphoe) in the western part of Suphan Buri province, north of Bangkok.[1]

History

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Bronze double denarius of the Gallic Roman emperor Victorinus (269-271 CE) found at U Thong.[2]: 300 
Statue of Phra Chao U-Thong (founder of Ayutthaya) in Amphoe U Thong, Suphan Buri Province.

Higham states, "U-Thong was occupied for many centuries prior to the development of the Dvaravati state. Radiocarbon determinations from the sites of U-Thong and Chansen suggest that the transition into complex state societies in the Chao Phraya basin took place between about 300-600 AD." A copper inscription from the mid-7th century states, "Sri Harshavarman, grandson of Ishanavarman, having expanded his sphere of glory, obtained the lion throne through regular succession," and mentions gifts to a linga. The site includes a moat, 1,690 by 840 m, and the Pra Paton caitya.[2]: 300, 302, 306–307 

It also became the origin of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, as the first King of Ayutthaya, Ramathibodi, was prince of U Thong when the city was struck by an epidemic, prompting him to relocate east and found Ayutthaya.[3]

U Thong district was created with the name Chorakhe Sam Phan in 1905. In 1939 the district was renamed U Thong.[4] In 1944, the government moved the centre of the district from Ban Chorakhe Sam Phan to the area of the ancient city.[5]

Geography

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Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Don Chedi, Mueang Suphan Buri, Bang Pla Ma, Song Phi Nong of Suphan Buri Province; Lao Khwan, Huai Krachao, and Phanom Thuan of Kanchanaburi province.

U Thong Town

Administration

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Central administration

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U Thong district is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 154 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[6]
01. U Thong อู่ทอง 11 23,868
02. Sa Yai Som สระยายโสม 10 08,352
03. Chorakhe Sam Phan จรเข้สามพัน 15 13,105
04. Ban Don บ้านดอน 09 07,710
05. Yung Thalai ยุ้งทะลาย 07 04,497
06. Don Makluea ดอนมะเกลือ 12 04,548
07. Nong Ong หนองโอ่ง 14 09,859
08. Don Kha ดอนคา 20 13,245
09. Phlapphla Chai พลับพลาไชย 14 11,854
10. Ban Khong บ้านโข้ง 14 08,855
11. Chedi เจดีย์ 08 03,076
12. Sa Phang Lan สระพังลาน 10 05,203
13. Krachan กระจัน 10 07,249

Local administration

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There are nine sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

  • Chorakhe Sam Phan (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลจรเข้สามพัน) consists of sub-district Chorakhe Sam Phan.
  • Chedi (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลเจดีย์) consists of sub-district Chedi.
  • Sa Yai Som (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลสระยายโสม) consists of parts of the sub-district Sa Yai Som.
  • U Thong (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลอู่ทอง) consists of parts of the sub-district U Thong.
  • Khun Phat Pheng (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลขุนพัดเพ็ง) consists of parts of the sub-district Sa Yai Som.
  • Ban Don (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบ้านดอน) consists of sub-district Ban Don.
  • Ban Khong (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบ้านโข้ง) consists of sub-district Ban Khong.
  • Krachan (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลกระจัน) consists of sub-district, Krachan.
  • Thao U Thong (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท้าวอู่ทอง) consists of parts of sub-district U Thong.

There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Yung Thalai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลยุ้งทะลาย) consists of sub-district Yung Thalai.
  • Don Makluea (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดอนมะเกลือ) consists of sub-district Don Makluea.
  • Nong Ong (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองโอ่ง) consists of sub-district Nong Ong.
  • Don Kha (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดอนคา) consists of sub-district Don Kha.
  • Phlapphla Chai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลพลับพลาไชย) consists of sub-district Phlapphla Chai.
  • Sa Phang Lan (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลสระพังลาน) consists of sub-district Sa Phang Lan.

References

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  1. ^ Karnjanatawe, Karnjana (17 November 2016). "The lost world rediscovered". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ISBN 9786167339443
  3. ^ H. R. H. Prince Damrong (1904). "The Foundation of Ayuthia" (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society. 1.0e. Siam Heritage Trust. There is an old city ... called by the people Müang U Thong (the city of King U Thong) and there is a tradition that Thao U Thong reigned over this city until an epidemic broke out and the people died in great numbers. He then abandoned the city and turning to the East looked out for another place to establish the capital; but the epidemic did not abate. He then crossed the Suphan (Tachin) river to escape the ravages of the epidemic, and even at the present time near the Suphan river there is a place called "Tha Thao U Thong" 'i.e.' the crossing of King U Thong.
  4. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009.
  5. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภออู่ทอง จังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 61 (12 ง): 369. 1944-02-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "Population statistics 2013" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
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