Uthai (, ) is a 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 ...
'') in the eastern part of
Ayutthaya province, in
Thailand.
History
The district was originally named Uthai Yai, but was renamed Uthai in 1916.
Before 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 ...
was conquered by Burmese troops in 1767, Phraya Wachira Prakan (the later king
Taksin) led his small group of soldiers against the Burmese troops to the east. He passed the Burmese troops and arrived at the territory in the morning. Then he named this area ''Uthai'', which mean 'risen sun'.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Nakhon Luang and
Phachi of Ayutthaya Province;
Nong Khae of
Saraburi province;
Wang Noi,
Bang Pa-in, and
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya of Ayutthaya.
Administration
The district is divided into 11 sub-districts ''
tambon'', which are further subdivided into 107 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 ...
''. Uthai is a township (''
thesaban tambon'') covering parts of the ''tambon'' Uthai.
References
Uthai
Uthai (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the eastern part of Ayutthaya province, in Thailand.
History
The district was originally named Uthai Yai, but was renamed Uthai in 1916.
Before the Ayutthaya kingdom was conquered by Burmese troops in 17 ...
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