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32-546: The minor district ( king amphoe ) was established on 1 April 1992 by splitting off the three tambons , Khlong Hoi Khong, Khok Muang, and Thung Lan, from Hat Yai district . It was upgraded to a full district on 11 October 1997. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Hat Yai and Sadao of Songkhla Province and Khuan Kalong of Satun province . The district is divided into four sub-districts ( tambond ), which are further subdivided into 32 villages ( mubans ). There are no municipal ( thesaban ) areas within

64-465: A few cases different Thai names have the same form in English due to the flaws of the romanization system . The notable exception, however, is the name Amphoe Chaloem Phra Kiat , which was given to five districts created in 1996 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej 's accession to the throne. Chaloem Phra Kiat (เฉลิมพระเกียรติ) means 'in commemoration of' or 'in honour of'

96-581: A former important Khmer temple complex. Ayutthaya was the capital of Thailand (then called Siam) for 417 years from 1350, until in Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767) , it was sacked by the Burmese army in 1767. During this era, now usually referred as the Ayutthaya period or Ayutthaya kingdom , Ayutthaya was ruled by 33 kings of five different dynasties. The kingdom became a major regional player, and

128-512: A royal family member. Each district is led by a district chief officer ( nai amphoe , นายอำเภอ), who is appointed by the Ministry of Interior . The officer is a subordinate of the provincial governor. The district which contains the administrative office of the province is the amphoe mueang (lit. town district ). The district is not to be confused with the capital town itself, which is a different administrative entity usually much smaller than

160-531: A trade center of the East, a meeting point of European merchants and Asian traders. Notable monarchs during the Ayutthaya period include King Naresuan the Great , who liberated Ayutthaya from the first Burmese occupation and embarked on a reign of conquest, and King Narai the Great , who initiated diplomatic relations with France, during the reign of Louis XIV. His reign was the golden age of trade and culture. The city

192-497: Is Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Hospital , operated by the Ministry of Public Health . Ayutthaya was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong . However, the establishment of Ayutthaya is far older than 14th century. Evidence shown that the area was already populated during Mon Dvaravati period. Sources further mentioned that around 850 AD, the Khmers occupied the area and established a stronghold there, named it as Ayodhya after one of

224-655: Is 76 kilometres north of Bangkok and boasts numerous ruins. Such ruins indicate that Ayutthaya was one of Indochina's most prosperous cities. The Ayutthaya Historical Park is a vast stretch of historical sites in the heart of Ayutthaya city. There were three palaces in Ayutthaya: Grand Palace, Chantharakasem Palace or the Front Palace, and Wang Lang or the Rear Palace. In addition, there were many other palaces and buildings for royal visits outside

256-789: Is a public university located in the Ayutthaya Island . It was founded in 1905 by King Chulalongkorn as " Krung-Kao Teacher Training College ". Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University is the oldest Buddhist university in Thailand. It was founded in 1887 by King Chulalongkorn with the purpose of offering higher education to monks. Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi , it has four campuses in Hantra, Wasukri, Suphanburi, and Nonthaburi. Religion in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Ayutthaya, on

288-471: Is also home to the Bang Pa-in summer palace complex. Originally named Krung Kao (กรุงเก่า), the province was renamed Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya in 1926. According to legend, King Ramathibodi I found a beautiful conch shell buried in the ground, and chose the site as the place for his capital. He then placed the shell on a pedestal tray and built a pavilion around it. The seal shows this pavilion with

320-427: Is led by a chief officer ( Hua Na King Amphoe , หัวหน้ากิ่งอำเภอ). The Thai word king (กิ่ง) means 'branch' and should not be confused with the English word "king". The officially recommended translation is "minor district" —however they are also quite commonly translated as sub-district, which is the recommended translation for tambon , and also wrongly suggests that they are at a lower administrative level than

352-494: Is the main provincial school of Ayutthaya, it was founded in 1905 as " Krung-Kao Provincial Model School ". Chomsurang Upatham School , an all-girls provincial school founded in 1917 by Queen Saovabha Phongsri . The Laboratory School of Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University , commonly called Satit Ayutthaya, a laboratory school under Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University. There are several higher institutions in Ayutthaya. Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University

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384-686: Is usually in the largest settlement of the district, to make it easily accessible to the majority of the population —one of the tasks of the amphoe is the civil registry , which makes the district the most important of the administrative levels for the Thai public. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya ,  or locally and simply Ayutthaya , is one of the central provinces ( changwat ) of Thailand . Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Ang Thong , Lopburi , Saraburi , Pathum Thani , Nonthaburi , Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri . The name Ayutthaya derives from

416-575: The Lopburi and Pa Sak rivers makes the province a major rice farming area. The total forest area is 0.05 km (0.019 sq mi) or 0.02 per mille of provincial area. Honda has an automobile factory in the province. Honda produces hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and batteries for electric vehicles there, and at its factory in Prachin Buri. Honda's Ayutthaya factory has an annual capacity of 300,000 units. Ayutthaya's main hospital

448-536: The amphoe . The Thai government upgraded all remaining 81 minor districts to full districts on 15 May 2007 in order to streamline administration. With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the order became official. The administration of the district is housed in an office building called thi wa kan amphoe (ที่ว่าการอำเภอ), which also marks the center of each district. Distances on road signs are always calculated to this office building. The office

480-470: The provinces , and are analogous to counties . The chief district officer is Nai Amphoe ( นายอำเภอ ). Amphoe are divided into tambons , ( Thai : ตำบล ), or sub-districts. Altogether Thailand has 928 districts, including the 50 districts of Bangkok , which are called khet (เขต) since the Bangkok administrative reform of 1972. The number of districts in provinces varies, from only three in

512-584: The Sanskrit word Ayodhyā , found in the Ramayana , which means "the invincible [city]". Grammatically, this word is composed of the morphemes a- 'not' + yodhya 'defeatable' (from the root yudh- 'to fight') + ā , a feminine suffix. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, covering 2,557 square kilometres (987 sq mi), is on the flat river plain of the Chao Phraya River valley. The presence of

544-415: The administration of areas remote from the district center is inconvenient for citizens. Most of the tasks of the amphoe are transferred to the king amphoe , but it is still partially a subordinate of the amphoe it was created from. When the king amphoe meets the necessary qualifications to become an amphoe , it is usually promoted. However, not every newly created amphoe begins as a king amphoe : if

576-458: The central plains, historically has three seasons: Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017. Ayutthaya

608-532: The city area of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, such as Bang Pa-In Palace at Bang Pa-in and Nakhon Luang Building in the Nakhon Luang District. To promote tourism, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya government has organized a light and sound show at Ayutthaya Historical Park in every beginning of the year as "Yor Yos Ying Fah: Ayutthaya World Heritage" consistently for about 10 days. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya has many renowned dishes such as The city

640-480: The district. Until the 1930s, most of the capital districts had names just like other districts, whereas districts dating back to old provinces had the word mueang in their name. In 1938 all the capital districts were renamed amphoe mueang , whereas in all non-capital districts mueang was removed from the name. The notable exception to this rule is Ayutthaya , where the capital district is named Amphoe Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (instead of Amphoe Mueang Ayutthaya ),

672-430: The district; there are four tambon administrative organizations (TAO). This Songkhla Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . King amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also amphur , Thai : อำเภอ , pronounced [ʔām.pʰɤ̄ː] )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand . Groups of amphoe or districts make up

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704-593: The good people of Ayutthaya, the treasured world heritage". The province is divided into sixteen districts ( amphoe ), 209 subdistricts ( tambon ) and 1,328 villages ( muban ). Ayutthaya is unique among the provinces of Thailand in that the district of its seat of government is not called Mueang District Ayutthaya , as the common scheme would suggest, but rather Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District : As of 26 November 2019 there are: one Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provincial Administration Organisation ( ongkan borihan suan changwat ) and 36 municipal ( thesaban ) areas in

736-525: The holiest Hindu cities of India of the same name. Early history of Ayutthaya is historically connected to this Khmer settlement. Consistently, Prince Damrong also agreed that there was a city called Ayodhya which was found by the Khmers ruling from Lopburi at the point where the three rivers meet. Excavation map shows the traces from an ancient baray (water reservoir) close to the southwestern tip of Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon which could has been built on

768-547: The province. Songkhla province is the most striking exception, as the town (and thus also the district) Hat Yai grew much faster than the capital Mueang Songkhla due to its better transport connections. There are four districts in Thailand ( Chan , Pan , Suang , and Yang ) which contain the term mueang in their name as well, even though they are not capital districts. All of these were created relatively recently, between 1973 and 1995. Minor districts ( king amphoe , กิ่งอำเภอ — กิ่ง literally 'branch') are set up when

800-463: The province. Ayutthaya municipality has city ( thesaban nakhon ) status. Ayothaya , Bang Ban, Phak Hai and Sena municipalities have town ( thesaban mueang ) status. Further 31 subdistrict municipalities ( thesaban tambon ). The non-municipal areas are administered by 121 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO ( ongkan borihan suan tambon ). There are over 400 schools in the province. Notable ones are Ayutthaya Wittayalai School , which

832-455: The provincial tree behind it. The provincial flower is the ดอกโสน ( RTGS :  dok sano ) Sesbania aculeata , and the provincial tree is the fragrant manjack ( Cordia dichotoma ). The giant river prawn ( Macrobrachium rosenbergii ) is the provincial aquatic life. The provincial slogan ราชธานีเก่า อู่ข้าวอู่น้ำ เลิศล้ำกานท์กวี คนดีศรีอยุธยา เลอคุณค่ามรดกโลก can be translated as "The old capital, breadbasket, excellent literature,

864-417: The qualifications are met directly, this phase is skipped. While usually a minor district is upgraded after a few years, in some cases it remains a minor district for decades. For example, Ko Yao was a minor district for 85 years until it was upgraded in 1988. Sometimes a district is downgraded to a minor district. Thung Wa lost a lot of its population to neighboring La-ngu minor district , so finally La-ngu

896-409: The same as the province, which is fully named Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya . Also the capital districts of Thonburi and Phra Nakhon Provinces had the same name as the province, which they kept when the two provinces were merged to form Bangkok metropolis. In most cases the capital district is also the most populous district of the province, as the provincial administration is usually in the largest town of

928-466: The smallest provinces, up to the 50 urban districts of Bangkok . Also the sizes and population of districts differ greatly. The smallest population is in Ko Kut ( Trat province ) with just 2,042 citizens, while Mueang Samut Prakan ( Samut Prakan province ) has 509,262 citizens. The khet of Bangkok have the smallest areas—Khet Samphanthawong is the smallest, with only 1.4 km —while the amphoe of

960-401: The sparsely populated mountain regions are bigger than some provinces. Umphang ( Tak province ) at 4,325.4 km is the largest and also has the lowest population density. The average area of a district in Thailand is about 552.93 km (213.49 sq mi), while its average population of a district in Thailand is about 75,345 people. The names of amphoe are usually unique, but in

992-489: Was strategically positioned. During several months of the year, the flood plains around the cities would be flooded by the many rivers around the city. Enemy sieges were thus impossible, and forced to withdraw. This advantage was a contributing factor in the many failed Burmese invasions. The ruins of the old capital in the Ayutthaya historical park have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since December 1991. The province

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1024-462: Was upgraded and Thung Wa downgraded. Another example is Chumphon Buri , which was reduced after the more developed part was split off to form a new district and the remaining district was downgraded. The criteria required for an amphoe are a population of at least 30,000 people and at least five tambon , or, if the area is more than 25 km (16 mi) from the district office, a population of at least 15,000 and four tambon . A minor district

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