Ko Sichang is a district

District

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 (amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of the province Chonburi

Chonburi Province

Chonburi is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi and Rayong. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand. The eastern seaboard is heavily industrialized and underpinned by shipping, transportation, tourism, and manufacturing industries, and second to only Bangkok...

, Thailand

Thailand

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. It consists of the island of Ko Sichang and its adjoining islands. Ko Sichang is located in the Gulf of Thailand

Gulf of Thailand

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, 12 km away from the western shore of Si Racha district

Amphoe Si Racha

Si Racha is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand. Its center is the town of Si Racha, located at the Gulf of Thailand, about halfway between Chonburi and Pattaya....

.

History

King Rama IV

Mongkut

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama IV, known in foreign countries as King Mongkut , was the fourth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1851-1868...

, Rama V

Chulalongkorn

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama V was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang . He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam...

 and Rama VI

Vajiravudh

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramentharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Phra Bat Somdet Phra Ramathibodi Si Sintharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama VI was the sixth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1910 until his death...

 came to the island for their rest. King Rama V initiated construction of a royal summer palace

Palace

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, named "Phra Chuthathut Palace" after his son who was born on this island. This royal residence was abandoned in 1893 after the French

France

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 occupied the island during a conflict with Thailand over control of neighboring Laos

Laos

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. In 1900, the palace was torn down and reassembled in Bangkok

Bangkok

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, where it is now named Vimanmek Palace

Vimanmek Palace

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.

The island was originally a minor district (King Amphoe) under the Mueang district

Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan

Mueang Samut Prakan is the capital district of Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand.-Tourist attractions:...

 of Samut Prakan Province

Samut Prakan Province

Samut Prakan is one of the central provinces of Thailand. It is part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Neighboring provinces are Bangkok, to the north and west, and Chachoengsao to the east....

. As of 1 January 1943 it was reassigned to the Si Ratcha district of Chonburi. On 4 July 1994 the minor district was upgraded to a full district.

Administration

The district consists of a single subdistrict (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

) Tha Thewawong (ท่าเทววงษ์), which is further subdivided into 7 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). The district is completely covered by the township (thesaban tambon) Ko Sichang.

Adjacent islands

• Ko Sampan Yue
• Ko Khaam Noi
• Ko Khaam Yai
• Ko Prong
• Ko Ran Dok Mai
• Ko Yai Taow
• Ko Khaangkhaow
• Ko Tai Ta Muaen

External links

• Website of district (Thai only)
• Amphoe Ko Sichang from amphoe.com (Thai only)