U Thong district

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

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

History
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

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

Central administration

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 Thongอู่ทอง1123,868
02.Sa Yai Somสระยายโสม1008,352
03.Chorakhe Sam Phanจรเข้สามพัน1513,105
04.Ban Donบ้านดอน0907,710
05.Yung Thalaiยุ้งทะลาย0704,497
06.Don Maklueaดอนมะเกลือ1204,548
07.Nong Ongหนองโอ่ง1409,859
08.Don Khaดอนคา2013,245
09.Phlapphla Chaiพลับพลาไชย1411,854
10.Ban Khongบ้านโข้ง1408,855
11.Chediเจดีย์0803,076
12.Sa Phang Lanสระพังลาน1005,203
13.Krachanกระจัน1007,249

Local administration

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
  1. Karnjanatawe, Karnjana (17 November 2016). "The lost world rediscovered". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. 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. Siam Heritage Trust. 1.0e. 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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