Song Phi Nong District

Song Phi Nong
สองพี่น้อง
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Suphanburi Province
Coordinates: 14°13′25″N 100°1′16″E / 14.22361°N 100.02111°E / 14.22361; 100.02111Coordinates: 14°13′25″N 100°1′16″E / 14.22361°N 100.02111°E / 14.22361; 100.02111
Country  Thailand
Province Suphanburi
Area
 • Total 750.381 km2 (289.724 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total 127,411
 • Density 173.3/km2 (449/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 72110
Geocode 7207

Song Phi Nong (Thai: สองพี่น้อง; IPA: [sɔ̌ːŋ pʰîː nɔ́ːŋ]) is the southernmost district (Amphoe) of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.

History

The district was established in 1896. In the past the area of the district included U Thong district. The district office was moved away from the Song Phi Nong canal to the present location in 1964 because the old location was prone to flooding.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) U Thong and Bang Pla Ma of Suphanburi Province, Lat Bua Luang of Ayutthaya Province, Bang Len and Kamphaeng Saen of Nakhon Pathom Province, and Tha Maka and Phanom Thuan of Kanchanaburi Province.

The main water resource of the district is the Tha Chin river or Suphan river.

Administration

Central administration

The district Song Phi Nong is subdivided into 15 subdistrict (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 140 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[2]
1.Song Phi Nongสองพี่น้อง-12,894
2.Bang Lenบางเลน77,099
3.Bang Ta Thenบางตาเถร1815,443
4.Bang Takhianบางตะเคียน85,634
5.Ban Kumบ้านกุ่ม63,488
6.Hua Phoหัวโพธิ์149,994
7.Bang Phlapบางพลับ75,116
8.Noen Phra Prangเนินพระปรางค์54,428
9.Ban Changบ้านช้าง53,159
10.Ton Tanต้นตาล63,350
11.Si Samranศรีสำราญ1411,199
12.Thung Khokทุ่งคอก1616,103
13.Nong Boหนองบ่อ95,333
14.Bo Suphanบ่อสุพรรณ1819,031
15.Don Manaoดอนมะนาว75,140

Local administration

There is one town (Thesaban Mueang) in the district:

There is one subdistrict municipality (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

There are 14 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. ↑ มารู้จักอำเภอกันเถอะ อำเภอสองพี่น้อง จังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี (in Thai). amphoe.com.
  2. ↑ "Population statistics 2013" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2014-10-04.

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