Amphoe U Thong

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U Thong
อู่ทอง

Statistics
Province:	Suphanburi
District office:	14°22′32″N, 99°53′32″E
Area:	630.29 km²
Inhabitants:	111,696 (2003)
Geocode:	7209
Postal code:	72160
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U Thong (Thai: อู่ทอง) is the district (Amphoe) in the western part of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.

[edit] History

Statue of Phra Chao U-Thong (founder of Ayutthaya) in Amphoe U-Thong, Suphanburi province, Thailand.

U Thong is an ancient city. Archaeologists found many pre-historic instruments and human skeletons in many parts of the district. It was one of the center cities of Dvaravati culture. Later, 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. In 1940, the government moved the central of district from Ban Chorakhe Sam Phan to the area of the ancient city. At the same time, they also changed the district name to U Thong.^[1]

[edit] 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.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 151 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) in the district - U Thong and Sa Yai Som each cover parts of the same-named tambon.

[edit] References

1. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒" (in Thai) (April 17 1939). Royal Gazette 56 (0 ก): 354–364. 

[edit] External links

• amphoe.com

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