Amphoe Kabin Buri

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Kabin Buri
กบินทร์บุรี
Statistics
Province:	Prachinburi
District office:	13°56′48″N, 101°42′48″E
Area:	1,309.28 km²
Inhabitants:	134,794 (2005)
Pop. density:	103.0 inh./km²
Geocode:	2502
Postal code:	25110
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Kabin Buri (Thai: กบินทร์บุรี) is a district (Amphoe) in the southeastern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.

[edit] History

Mueang Kabin Buri was an ancient city of Ayutthaya kingdom. The city hall located in Ban Hanuman. In 1906 the city hall was moved to Ban Paknam, the area of the Hanuman and Phra Prong Rivers joint together to be Prachin Buri River. In 1926 it was downgraded to be a district of Prachinburi Province.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Si Maha Phot, Prachantakham, Na Di of Prachinburi Province, Mueang Sa Kaeo, Khao Chakan of Sa Kaeo Province and Sanam Chai Khet of Chachoengsao Province.

The important water resource are the Hanuman, Phra Prong and Prachin Buri Rivers.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 14 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 192 villages (muban). There are three townships (thesaban tambon) - Kabin covers parts of tambon Kabin, Mueang Kao covers parts of tambon Mueang Kao and Kabin, and Sa Bua parts of tambon Lat Takhian. There are further 14 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Kabin	กบินทร์	12	14,865
2.	Mueang Kao	เมืองเก่า	22	16,704
3.	Wang Dan	วังดาล	16	7,154
4.	Nonsi	นนทรี	16	7,746
5.	Yan Ri	ย่านรี	12	8,229
6.	Wang Takhian	วังตะเคียน	17	10,569
7.	Hat Nang Kaeo	หาดนางแก้ว	7	4,245
8.	Lat Takhian	ลาดตะเคียน	13	10,608
9.	Ban Na	บ้านนา	11	8,661
10.	Bo Thong	บ่อทอง	10	6,010
11.	Nong Ki	หนองกี่	12	11,574
12.	Na Khaem	นาแขม	11	4,524
13.	Khao Mai Kaeo	เขาไม้แก้ว	11	8,481
14.	Wang Tha Chang	วังท่าช้าง	22	15,424