"Pho Thong District Pho Thong () is a district (""amphoe"") in the northern part of Ang Thong Province, central Thailand. The district was established in 1890, at that time named Huai Ling Tok. Later the district name was changed to Pho Thong. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Sawaeng Ha of Ang Thong Province, Tha Chang and Phrom Buri of Sing Buri Province, Chaiyo, Mueang Ang Thong, Wiset Chai Chan and Samko of Ang Thong Province, and Si Prachan of Suphanburi Province. The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (""tambon""). There are two townships (""thesaban tambon""). Pho Thong covers"
"Prachinburi Province Prachinburi Province (, , ) is a province (""changwat"") of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Ratchasima, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao, and Nakhon Nayok. The province is divided into two major parts, the low river valley of the Prachin Buri River, and the higher lands with plateaus and mountains of the Sankamphaeng Range, the southern prolongation of the Dong Phaya Yen mountains. In those areas are also two national parks, Khao Yai and Tab Larn National Park. The provincial seal shows the Bodhi tree. It symbolizes the first Bodhi tree planted about 2,000 years ago in the"
"Chanthaburi Province Chanthaburi (, ; Chong: จันกะบูย, ""chankabui"", lit: 'Lady Chan, Who wears a pan on her head') is a province (""changwat"") of Thailand. It is in the east of Thailand, on the border with Battambang and Pailin of Cambodia, on the shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Trat in the east and Rayong, Chonburi, Chachoengsao, and Sa Kaeo to the west and north. After the Paknam crisis in 1893, French colonial troops occupied Chanthaburi, returning it in 1905 when Thailand gave up ownership of the western part of Cambodia. A significant minority of Chanthaburi citizens are"
"Chanthaburi Province Chanthaburi (, ; Chong: จันกะบูย, ""chankabui"", lit: 'Lady Chan, Who wears a pan on her head') is a province (""changwat"") of Thailand. It is in the east of Thailand, on the border with Battambang and Pailin of Cambodia, on the shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Trat in the east and Rayong, Chonburi, Chachoengsao, and Sa Kaeo to the west and north. After the Paknam crisis in 1893, French colonial troops occupied Chanthaburi, returning it in 1905 when Thailand gave up ownership of the western part of Cambodia. A significant minority of Chanthaburi citizens are"
"of Thai provinces into regions follow two major systems, in which Thailand is divided into either four or six regions. In the six-region system, commonly used in geographical studies, central Thailand extends from Sukhothai and Phitsanulok Provinces in the north to the provinces bordering the Gulf of Thailand in the south, excluding the mountainous provinces bordering Myanmar to the west and the coastal provinces of the east. The four-region system includes provinces only as far north as Chainat, Sing Buri, and Lopburi, and extends west and east to the borders of Myanmar and Cambodia. The central region is divided into"
"Locach Lochac, Locach or Locat is a country far south of China mentioned by Marco Polo. The name is widely believed to be a variant of ""Lo-huk"": the Cantonese name for the southern Thai kingdom of Lopburi (a.k.a. Lavapura or Louvo), which was a province of the Khmer Empire at the time. However, it has also been suggested that Polo or his sources in China were referring to other locations, and/or they conflated several different places as Lochac. Marco Polo may also have used ""Locach"" to mean the Khmer Empire in general. One piece of evidence for this is the"
"valley, between the Lopburi River and Pa Sak Rivers. Thirty percent of the area of the province, including most of Tha Wung district, the southwestern parts of Mueang Lopburi and Ban Mi districts are a very low alluvial plain. The other 70 percent is mixed plains and hills, with the Phetchabun Mountains forming the eastern boundary of the province towards the Khorat Plateau. The provincial seal shows Vishnu in front of the Khmer temple . The escutcheon of Lopburi shows Phra Narai and in the background Phra Prang Sam Yod, the ""Sanctuary with the Three Towers"". It refers to King"
"for non-municipal areas. Bang Sao Thong District Bang Sao Thong (; ) is a district (""amphoe"") of Samut Prakan Province in central Thailand. Neighboring districts are Lat Krabang (Bangkok) to the north, Bang Bo to the east and Bang Phli to the west. Bang Phli New Town (Thai ""Mueang Mai Bang Phli"") was established between 1992 and 1993 as a residential area for high-income families. The area around the new town, comprising three ""tambons"", was then split off from Bang Phli District and formed the new minor district (""king amphoe""), becoming effective on 1 April 1995. The Thai government, on"
"Phetchaburi Province Phetchaburi (, ) or Phet Buri () is one of the western or central provinces (""changwat"") of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram, and Prachuap Khiri Khan. In the west it borders the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar. Phetchaburi has a national park called ""Kaeng Krachan"" which consists of a reservoir overlooking its islands. Phetchaburi is at the north end of the Malay Peninsula, with the Gulf of Thailand to the east and the Tanaosi mountain range forming the boundary to Myanmar. Except for these border mountains most of the province is a flat plain."
"district is divided into five sub-districts (""tambon""), which are further subdivided into 50 villages (""muban""). There are no municipal (""thesaban"") areas, and five tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Bueng Na Rang District Bueng Na Rang (, ) is a district (""amphoe"") in the western part of Phichit Province, central Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Pho Prathap Chang, Taphan Hin and Pho Thale of Phichit Province, Banphot Phisai of Nakhon Sawan Province and Bueng Samakkhi of Kamphaeng Phet Province. The minor district was established on 15 July 1996 by splitting off five ""tambon"" from Pho Thale District. The Thai"
"of Singburi Province, Tha Wung and Mueang Lopburi of Lopburi Province, Ban Phraek and Maha Rat of Ayutthaya Province, and Mueang Ang Thong and Pho Thong of Ang Thong Province. The district is divided into nine sub-districts (""tambon""), which are further subdivided into 56 villages (""muban""). There are two townships (""thesaban tambon"") within the district. Chorakhe Rong covers the ""tambon"" Chorakhe Rong, Chaiyaphum, Lak Fa, Chawai, Tri Narong, and parts of Chaiyarit. ""Tambon"" Chaiyo is completely covered by the township Ket Chaiyo.. Chaiyo District Chaiyo (, ) is a district (""amphoe"") in the eastern part of Ang Thong Province in"
"ago Non Nok Tha () is an archaeological site in Phu Wiang District, Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand, dating from 1420 to 50 BCE. Lopburi Artillery centre () is an archaeological site in Mueang District, Lopburi Province, northeastern Thailand, dating from 1225 to 700 BCE. Ong Ba Cave () is an archaeological site in Sri Sawat District, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand, dating from 310 to 150 BCE. Ban Don Ta Phet () is an archaeological site in Phanom Thuan District, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand, dating from 24 BCE to 276 CE. Many artefacts found in a 4th-century cemetery provide evidence"
"Singburi Province. The district is divided into eight sub-districts (""tambon""). Mueang Sing Buri District Mueang Sing Buri (; ) is the capital district (""amphoe mueang"") of Singburi Province, central Thailand. ""Mueang Sing"" was a city before the establishment of the Sukhothai Kingdom. The old city was founded in Tambon Chaksi. King Ramathibodi I (Uthong) of Ayutthaya Kingdom set ""Mueang Sing"", ""Mueang In"", and ""Mueang Phrom"" as the inner cities under Lopburi, the northern frontier city of Ayutthaya. In the reign of King Trailokanat, government administration was reformed and the three cities were downgraded to be the level four cities (เมืองจัตวา)"
"Phrom Buri District Phrom Buri (; ) is a district (""amphoe"") in the eastern part of Singburi Province, central Thailand. The town (""Mueang"") of Phrom Buri dates back to before the reign of King U Thong, the first king of Ayutthaya kingdom. The old city was located at Wat Amphawan, Tambon Phrom Buri. Later the center of the city was moved to Pak Bang Muen Han (ปากบางหมื่นหาญ) and to the north side of Wat Phromma Thephawat. During the ""Thesaphiban"" reforms, Phrom Buri was one of the provinces included into Monthon Krungkao (later renamed to Monthon Ayutthaya) in 1895. It was"
"Hin, Bueng Na Rang of Phichit Province and Bueng Samakkhi of Kamphaeng Phet Province. The important water resource is the Yom River. The district is divided into seven sub-districts (""tambon""), which are further subdivided into 99 villages (""muban""). Pho Prathap Chang is a township (""thesaban tambon"") and covers parts of the ""tambon"" Pho Prathap Chang, Phai Tha Pho and Wang Chik. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Pho Prathap Chang District Pho Prathap Chang (, ) is a district (""amphoe"") in the western part of Phichit Province, central Thailand. The government split off some parts of Mueang"
"Sing Buri Province, and Chaiyo and Pho Thong of Ang Thong Province. The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (""tambon""), which are further subdivided into 23 villages (""muban""). Thon Samo is a subdistrict municipality (""thesaban tambon"") which covers most of the ""tambon"" Thon Samo and Phikun Thong. There are further 2 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Tha Chang District, Sing Buri Tha Chang (, ) is a district (""amphoe"") in the southern part of Sing Buri Province, central Thailand. Three ""tambons"" of Phrom Buri district were separated to create the minor district (""king amphoe"") Tha Chang in 1960. It was upgraded"
"Mueang Sing Buri District Mueang Sing Buri (; ) is the capital district (""amphoe mueang"") of Singburi Province, central Thailand. ""Mueang Sing"" was a city before the establishment of the Sukhothai Kingdom. The old city was founded in Tambon Chaksi. King Ramathibodi I (Uthong) of Ayutthaya Kingdom set ""Mueang Sing"", ""Mueang In"", and ""Mueang Phrom"" as the inner cities under Lopburi, the northern frontier city of Ayutthaya. In the reign of King Trailokanat, government administration was reformed and the three cities were downgraded to be the level four cities (เมืองจัตวา) because they were not far from the capital of the"
"Mai (10 MPs) Chiang Rai (8 MPs) Kamphaeng Phet (5 MPs) Lampang (5 MPs) Lamphun (3 MPs) Mae Hong Son (2 MPs) Nakhon Sawan (7 MPs) Nan (3 MPs) Phayao (3 MPs) Phetchabun (7 MPs) Phitsanulok Province (6 MPs) Phrae (3 MPs) Phichit (4 MPs) Sukhothai (4 MPs) Tak (3 MPs) Uttaradit (3 MPs) Central: 26 provinces, 95 seats Ang Thong (2 MPs) Ayutthaya (5 MPs) Chachoengsao (4 MPs) Chai Nat (2 MPs) Chanthaburi (3 MPs) Chon Buri (7 MPs) Kanchanaburi (5 MPs) Lop Buri (5 MPs) Nakhon Nayok (2 MPs) Nakhon Pathom (5 MPs) Nonthaburi (5 MPs) Pathum Thani"
"Thong is the provenance of ""Li Ke"", the native folk song, and the hometown of Nai Dok and Nai Thongkaeo, two heroes of the Bang Rachan Battle. The provincial seal shows some golden ears of rice in a bowl of water. This symbolizes the fertility of province as one of the major producers of rice. The provincial tree is the Gaub Tree (""Diospyros malabarica""). The province is divided into seven districts (""amphoe""). The districts are further subdivided into 81 communes (""tambon"") and 513 villages (""muban""). Ang Thong Province Ang Thong (, ) is one of the central provinces (""changwat"") of"
"says that King Naresuan the Great and King Eka Thotsarot made several royal visits here and highly appreciated its beauty. The villagers thus rendered it a name ""Hat Chao Samran"", which means ""beach of royal leisure"". Phetchaburi Province Phetchaburi (, ) or Phet Buri () is one of the western or central provinces (""changwat"") of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram, and Prachuap Khiri Khan. In the west it borders the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar. Phetchaburi has a national park called ""Kaeng Krachan"" which consists of a reservoir overlooking its islands. Phetchaburi is at the north"
"Phatthana Nikhom District Phatthana Nikhom (, ) is a district (""amphoe"") of Lopburi Province in central Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chai Badan and Tha Luang of Lopburi Province, Muak Lek, Wang Muang, Kaeng Khoi, Chaloem Phra Kiat and Phra Phutthabat of Saraburi Province, and Mueang Lopburi and Khok Samrong of Lopburi. The Pa Sak Cholasit Dam that stops the Pa Sak River is in this district. Phatthana Nikhom is a favorite tourist stop due to its winter sunflower fields. The district was created during the premiership of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram. The minor district (""king amphoe"")"
"Bang Sao Thong District Bang Sao Thong (; ) is a district (""amphoe"") of Samut Prakan Province in central Thailand. Neighboring districts are Lat Krabang (Bangkok) to the north, Bang Bo to the east and Bang Phli to the west. Bang Phli New Town (Thai ""Mueang Mai Bang Phli"") was established between 1992 and 1993 as a residential area for high-income families. The area around the new town, comprising three ""tambons"", was then split off from Bang Phli District and formed the new minor district (""king amphoe""), becoming effective on 1 April 1995. The Thai government, on 15 May 2007,"
"Lam Sonthi District Lam Sonthi (, ) is the easternmost district (""amphoe"") of Lopburi Province, central Thailand. Lam Sonthi was created as a minor district (""king amphoe"") on 1 April 1989, by splitting off five ""tambons"" from the district Chai Badan District. It was upgraded to a full district on 5 December 1996. The sixth ""tambon"", Khao Noi, was created in 1994. The name ""Lam Sonthi"" comes from the small Sonthi River that originates in the Sap Langka Wildlife Sanctuary, the last forest of Lopburi, in Tambon Kut Ta Phet, in the very north of the district. Neighboring districts are"
"kingdom. When Ayutthaya was conquered by Burmese troops, Sing Buri was the city of warlord Phraya Tak (later King Taksin the Great). In 1895 King Rama V settled Monthon Thesaphiban, Sing Buri was placed in Monthon Krungkao. It became Amphoe Mueang Sing Buri in 1901, under the name ""Amphoe Bang Phutsa"". In 1938 the government changed the name of the capital district to be the same as the name of the province. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) In Buri of Singburi Province, Tha Wung of Lopburi Province, Phrom Buri, Tha Chang, Khai Bang Rachan, and Bang Rachan of"
"of Lopburi Province. The district is divided into seven sub-districts (""tambon""), which are further subdivided into 93 villages (""muban""). The township (""thesaban tambon"") Sawang Watthana covers parts of the ""tambon"" Sa Kruat. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Si Thep District Si Thep (, ) is the southernmost district (""amphoe"") of Phetchabun Province, Thailand, in the Pa Sak valley. Higham reports of a 7th century Dvaravati inscription from Sri Thep that states, ""In the year...a king who is nephew of the great King, who is the son of Pruthiveenadravarman, and who is great as Bhavavarman, who has"
"Khok Samrong District Khok Samrong (, ) is a district (""amphoe"") of Lopburi Province in central Thailand. The district is the transportation hub of the province. Kasetsart University's Lopburi campus is in Tambon Phaniat, Khok Samrong District. Originally named ""Phu Kha"", the minor district (""king amphoe"") was renamed ""Sa Bot"" in 1909. In 1915 it became a full district and renamed ""Khok Samrong"", as the district office was relocated there. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Muang, Sa Bot, Chai Badan, Phatthana Nikhom, Mueang Lopburi and Ban Mi. The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (""tambons""), which are"
"tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Lam Sonthi District Lam Sonthi (, ) is the easternmost district (""amphoe"") of Lopburi Province, central Thailand. Lam Sonthi was created as a minor district (""king amphoe"") on 1 April 1989, by splitting off five ""tambons"" from the district Chai Badan District. It was upgraded to a full district on 5 December 1996. The sixth ""tambon"", Khao Noi, was created in 1994. The name ""Lam Sonthi"" comes from the small Sonthi River that originates in the Sap Langka Wildlife Sanctuary, the last forest of Lopburi, in Tambon Kut Ta Phet, in the very north of the"
"Tha Luang District Tha Luang (, ) is a district (""amphoe"") in eastern part of Lopburi Province, central Thailand. The minor district (""king amphoe"") was created on 15 November 1978, when the four ""tambon"" Tha Luang, Sab Champha, Nong Phak Waen, and Kaeng Phak Kut were split off from Chai Badan District. On 26 May 1989 it was upgraded to full district status. The Pa Sak Cholasit reservoir is the main water resource of the district, used for fishery and as well as irrigation. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chai Badan and Lam Sonthi of Lopburi, Muak Lek"
"are Amphoe Khok Samrong, Amphoe Chai Badan, and Amphoe Lam Sonthi of Lopburi Province, Amphoe Thep Sathit and Amphoe Bamnet Narong of Chaiyaphum Province, and Amphoe Phra Thong Kham and Amphoe Non Thai of Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Suranarai Road Suranarai Road () or Thailand Route 205 is a road connecting Lopburi Province with northeastern Thailand. The road begins at Ban Mi District, Lopburi Province and ends at Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. It is a strategic inter-regional road, linking the Lopburi military base in central Thailand to Nakhon Ratchasima. The road was built in 1943, during Prime Minister"
"a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Khok Charoen District Khok Charoen (, ) is a district (""amphoe"") of Lopburi Province, central Thailand. The minor district (""king amphoe"") was created on 9 March 1987 by splitting off four ""tambons"" from Khok Samrong District. It was upgraded to full district status on 4 November 1993. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phaisali of Nakhon Sawan Province, Wichian Buri and Si Thep of Phetchabun Province, Chai Badan, Sa Bot, and Nong Muang of Lopburi Province. The district is divided into five sub-districts (""tambons""), which are further subdivided into 53 villages (""mubans"")."
"98 villages (""muban""). There are two sub-district municipalities (""thesaban tambon"") - Pho Thale covers parts of ""tambon"" Pho Thale, and Tha Sao parts of ""tambon"" Tha Sao and Tha Khamin. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Pho Thale District Pho Thale (, ) is a district (""amphoe"") in the southwestern part of Phichit Province, central Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Bueng Na Rang, Taphan Hin, Bang Mun Nak of Phichit Province, Chum Saeng, Kao Liao and Banphot Phisai of Nakhon Sawan Province. In 1939, the district office was moved from Bang Khlan Sub-district to"
"Khok Charoen District Khok Charoen (, ) is a district (""amphoe"") of Lopburi Province, central Thailand. The minor district (""king amphoe"") was created on 9 March 1987 by splitting off four ""tambons"" from Khok Samrong District. It was upgraded to full district status on 4 November 1993. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phaisali of Nakhon Sawan Province, Wichian Buri and Si Thep of Phetchabun Province, Chai Badan, Sa Bot, and Nong Muang of Lopburi Province. The district is divided into five sub-districts (""tambons""), which are further subdivided into 53 villages (""mubans""). There are no municipal (""thesaban"") areas, and"
"Ratchaburi Province Ratchaburi (, ) or ""Rat Buri"" () is one of the western provinces (""changwat"") of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram and Phetchaburi. In the west it borders the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar. Ratchaburi is 80 kilometres west of Bangkok and borders Burma to the west with the Tanaosi Range as a natural border. The Mae Klong River flows through the centre of Ratchaburi town. Ratchaburi Province is a medium-sized province with an area of about 5,196 km. The eastern part of the province contains the flat river plains of"