U Thong District

U Thong
อู่ทอง
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Suphanburi Province
Coordinates: 14°22′32″N 99°53′32″E / 14.37556°N 99.89222°E / 14.37556; 99.89222Coordinates: 14°22′32″N 99°53′32″E / 14.37556°N 99.89222°E / 14.37556; 99.89222
Country  Thailand
Province Suphanburi
Area
 • Total 630.29 km2 (243.36 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total 121,421
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 72160
Geocode 7209

U Thong (Thai: อู่ทอง; IPA: [ʔùː tʰɔ̄ːŋ]) is the district (Amphoe) in the western part of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.

History

Bronze double denarius of the Gallic Roman emperor Victorinus (269-271 AD) found at U Thong, Thailand.[1]:300
Statue of Phra Chao U-Thong (founder of Ayutthaya) in Amphoe U-Thong, Suphanburi province, Thailand.

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, 1690 by 840 m, and the Pra Paton caitya.[1]:300,302,306–307

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. 1939 the district was renamed to U Thong.[2] In 1944, the government moved the central of district from Ban Chorakhe Sam Phan to the area of the ancient city.[3]

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.

Panorama of U-Thong Town

Administration

Central administration

The district U Thong is subdivided into 13 subdistrict (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 154 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[4]
1.U Thongอู่ทอง1123,868
2.Sa Yai Somสระยายโสม108,352
3.Chorakhe Sam Phanจรเข้สามพัน1513,105
4.Ban Donบ้านดอน97,710
5.Yung Thalaiยุ้งทะลาย74,497
6.Don Maklueaดอนมะเกลือ124,548
7.Nong Ongหนองโอ่ง149,859
8.Don Khaดอนคา2013,245
9.Phlapphla Chaiพลับพลาไชย1411,854
10.Ban Khongบ้านโข้ง148,855
11.Chediเจดีย์83,076
12.Sa Phang Lanสระพังลาน105,203
13.Krachanกระจัน107,249

Local administration

There are 9 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

There are 6 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. 1 2 Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ISBN 9786167339443
  2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939.
  3. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภออู่ทอง จังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 61 (12 ง): 369. 1944-02-22.
  4. ↑ "Population statistics 2013" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2014-10-04.

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