Sawaeng Ha ( th, แสวงหา, ) is the northernmost district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...
'') of
Ang Thong province, central
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
.
Sawaeng Ha in
Thai language means 'seek' or 'find'.
History
The name of Tambon Sawaeng Ha was first found in the
Ayutthaya kingdom
The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is conside ...
records.
In 1945 Tambon Si Bua Thong area was still a rural area covered by deep forest between the two provinces
Suphanburi
Suphan Buri () is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand. It covers ''tambon'' Tha Philiang and parts of ''tambons'' Rua Yai and Tha Rahat, all within the Mueang Suphan Buri District. As of 2006 it had a population of 26,656. The town ...
and
Sing Buri. This made it a popular hiding place for criminals. The government thus set up a commando division in Tambon Sawaeng Ha to sweep them up.
Effective January 1 1948 the government upgraded the area to a minor district (''
king amphoe'') by splitting five sub-districts from Pho Thong District. In 1956 it was upgraded to a full district.
Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Khai Bang Rachan and
Tha Chang of
Sing Buri province,
Pho Thong of Ang Thong province, and
Si Prachan,
Sam Chuk
Sam Chuk ( th, สามชุก, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Suphan Buri province, central Thailand.
History
Originally the district name was ''Nang Buat''. In 1911 when the government separated part of Nang Buat Distr ...
and
Doem Bang Nang Buat of
Suphanburi province.
Administration
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 61 villages (''
muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...
s''). Sawaeng Ha is also a sub-district municipality (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
'') which covers parts of the ''tambon'' Sawaeng Ha. There are a further seven
tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Sawaeng Ha
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