Don Chedi District

Don Chedi
ดอนเจดีย์
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Suphanburi Province
Coordinates: 14°38′06″N 100°01′18″E / 14.63500°N 100.02167°E / 14.63500; 100.02167Coordinates: 14°38′06″N 100°01′18″E / 14.63500°N 100.02167°E / 14.63500; 100.02167
Country  Thailand
Province Suphanburi
Seat Don Chedi
Area
  Total 252.081 km2 (97.329 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total 453,839
  Density 179.8/km2 (466/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 72170
Geocode 7206

Don Chedi (Thai: ดอนเจดีย์; IPA: [dɔ̄ːn tɕēːdīː]) is a district (Amphoe) of Suphanburi Province, Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Ya Sai, Sam Chuk, Si Prachan, Mueang Suphanburi and U Thong, and in Kanchanaburi Province the district Lao Khwan.

History

Don Chedi war memorial

Prince Damrong Rajanubhab in 1913 discovered the remains of a large chedi within the district. He identified it as the one built by King Naresuan in 1593 after his win against the Burmese. The chedi was reconstructed in 1952. In 1959 a statue of the king on his war elephant cast by Silpa Bhirasri was added.

However, more recent research casts doubt on this identification. Although one of the chronicles explicitly places the battle at Suphanburi, the others don't give any clear location. The Dutch merchant Jeremias van Vliet, however, wrote in his Short History of the Kings of Siam in 1640 that the battle took place near Ayutthaya - which would make Chedi Phu Khao Thong the likely place of this battle.

The area of the district was originally part of Si Prachan district. It was established as a minor district (King Amphoe) on January 1, 1962, consisting of the two tambon Don Chedi and Nong Sarai.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on July 27, 1965.[2]

Administration

Central administration

The district Don Chedi is subdivided into 5 subdistrict (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 50 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[3]
1.Don Chediดอนเจดีย์914,634
2.Nong Saraiหนองสาหร่าย107,724
3.Rai Rotไร่รถ107,398
4.Sa Krachomสระกระโจม98,682
5.Thale Bokทะเลบก127,401

Local administration

There are 2 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

There are 5 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง การแบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 79 (4 ง): 32–33. January 9, 1962.
  2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอศรีสวัสดิ์ อำเภอสังขละบุรี อำเภอท่าคันโท อำเภอดอกคำใต้ อำเภอแม่ใจ อำเภอจุน อำเภอขามทะเลสอ อำเภอไพศาลี อำเภอท่าวังผา อำเภอบ้านกรวด อำเภอเด่นชัย อำเภอปทุมรัตต์ อำเภอกะเปอร์ อำเภออากาศอำนวย อำเภอดอนเจดีย์ อำเภอจอมพระ และอำเภอสามโก้ พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๘ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 81 (49 ก): 565–569. July 27, 1965.
  3. "Population statistics 2013" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2014-10-04.

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