Song Phi Nong ( th, สองพี่น้อง, ) is the southernmost district (''
amphoe'') of
Suphan Buri province, central
Thailand
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.
History
The district was established in 1896. In the past the area of the district included
U Thong district
U Thong ( th, อู่ทอง, ) is the district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Suphan Buri province, north of Bangkok.
History
Higham states, "U-Thong was occupied for many centuries prior to the development of the Dvaravati state. ...
. The district office was moved away from the Song Phi Nong canal to the present location in 1964 because the old location was prone to flooding.
Its name ''Song Phi Nong'' means 'two siblings'. Presumably it refers to the confluence of two watercourses Tha Wa and
Chorakhe Sam Phan before flowing to
Tha Chin
The Tha Chin river ( th, แม่น้ำท่าจีน, , ) is a distributary of the Chao Phraya river, Thailand. It splits near the province of Chai Nat and then flows west from the Chao Phraya through the central plains, until it empt ...
River. There is also another explanation that is a folk tale about two brothers or two elephants that are siblings.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise):
U Thong
King U-thongThe Royal Institute. List of monarchs Ayutthaya''. ( th, พระเจ้าอู่ทอง) or King Ramathibodi I ( th, สมเด็จพระรามาธิบดีที่ ๑ ; 1314–1369) was the first king of ...
and
Bang Pla Ma of Suphan Buri Province;
Lat Bua Luang of
Ayutthaya province;
Bang Len and
Kamphaeng Saen
Kamphaeng Saen (, ) is the northwesternmost district ('' amphoe'') of Nakhon Pathom province, central Thailand.
History
Kamphaeng Saen was a moated centre of Dvaravati culture, dating from 410-870 CE, with the foundation of a Buddhist stupa id ...
of
Nakhon Pathom province; and
Tha Maka and
Phanom Thuan of
Kanchanaburi province.
The main water resource of the district is the Tha Chin River or Suphan River.
Administration
Central administration
Song Phi Nong is divided into 15 subdistricts (''
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 '' khwaen ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 140 administrative villages (''
mubans'').
Local administration
There is one town (''
thesaban mueang
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 ...
'') in the district:
* Song Phi Nong (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Song Phi Nong.
There is one subdistrict 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 ...
'') in the district:
* Thung Khok (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Thung Khok.
There are 14
subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
* Bang Len (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Bang Len.
* Bang Ta Then (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Bang Ta Then.
* Bang Takhian (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Bang Takhian.
* Ban Kum (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Ban Kum.
* Hua Pho (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Hua Pho.
* Bang Phlap (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Bang Phlap.
* Noen Phra Prang (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Noen Phra Prang.
* Ban Chang (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Ban Chang.
* Ton Tan (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Ton Tan.
* Si Samran (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Si Samran.
* Thung Khok (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Thung Khok.
* Nong Bo (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Nong Bo.
* Bo Suphan (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Bo Suphan.
* Don Manao (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Don Manao.
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Song Phi Nong
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