Amphoe Phanom Thuan

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Amphoe Phanom Thuan

Phanom Thuan is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in the eastern part of Kanchanaburi Province

Kanchanaburi Province

Kanchanaburi is the largest of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Tak Province, Uthai Thani Province, Suphanburi Province, Nakhon Pathom Province and Ratchaburi Province....
, central Thailand

Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

area of Phanom Thuan was already occupied in prehistoric times. At the archaeological site of Ban Don Ta Phet many artifacts were found in a 4th century cemetery, which prove trade relations with India, Vietnam and the Philippines.

At the Don Chedi Archaeological Site an excavation by the Fine Arts Department in 1982 recovered many human skeletons as well as elephant bones and swords.

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Kanchanaburi Province

Thailand

History

The area of Phanom Thuan was already occupied in prehistoric times. At the archaeological site of Ban Don Ta Phet many artifacts were found in a 4th century cemetery, which prove trade relations with India, Vietnam and the Philippines.

At the Don Chedi Archaeological Site an excavation by the Fine Arts Department in 1982 recovered many human skeletons as well as elephant bones and swords. Thus this site might even have been the location of the famous battle of King Naresuan

Naresuan

Naresuan was King of Siam from 1590 until his death in 1605. During his reign, Siam reached its greatest territorial extent....
against the Burmese crown-prince, most commonly assigned to the Don Chedi district

Amphoe Don Chedi

Don Chedi is a district of Suphanburi Province, Thailand....
nearby.

The district Phanom Thuan was one of the first three districts of Kanchanaburi Province. It was at first named Nuea (northern) district as it covered the northern part of the province. When in 1831 King Rama III relocated the center of Kanchanaburi and readjusted its extend, Nuea district was renamed to Ban Thuan, covering the mountainous areas and the northward flowing river. In 1939 the district name was changed to Phanom Thuan.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Tha Maka

Amphoe Tha Maka

Tha Maka is the southeasternmost district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
, Tha Muang

Amphoe Tha Muang

Tha Muang is a district in the southern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
, Bo Phloi

Amphoe Bo Phloi

Bo Phloi is a district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
, Huai Krachao

Amphoe Huai Krachao

Huai Krachao is a district in the eastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
of Kanchanaburi Province, U Thong

Amphoe U Thong

U Thong is the district in the western part of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand....
and Song Phi Nong

Amphoe Song Phi Nong

Song Phi Nong is the southernmost district of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand....
of Suphanburi Province

Suphanburi Province

Suphan Buri is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uthai Thani Province, Chainat Province, Sing Buri Province, Ang Thong province, Ayutthaya Province, Nakhon Pathom Province and Kanchanaburi Province....
.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 103 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). There are four subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) within the district. Phanom Thuan covers the central part of the subdistrict Phanom Tuan, Talat Khet the central of Rang Wai. The municipality Rang Wai covers the remaining parts of the subdistrict, and Nong Sarai the whole same-named tambon. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh. Population File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
1.	Phanom Thuan	??????	9	7,667
2.	Nong Rong	???????	17	6,475
3.	Thung Samo	???????	4	3,089
4.	Don Chedi	?????????	8	4,839
5.	Phang Tru	??????	20	9,315
6.	Rang Wai	???????	23	11,249
11.	Nong Sarai	???????????	9	3,473
12.	Don Ta Phet	?????????	13	5,872

Missing numbers now form the district Huai Krachao.

Amphoe Phanom Thuan

History

Geography

Administration

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