Talad Chaiya Town
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Talat Chaiya is the one of two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) in the Chaiya district
, Surat Thani Province
, southern Thailand. It was founded as the center of Chaiya district in 1915 on the area of former Srivijaya
city of Chaiya. It covers an area of 21.0 km² of municipal area and has a population of 5,549.
Talat Chaiya was built on the east of Southern Railway
in 1915 in the area of subdistrict (tambon
) Thung. Before that, this area was called Ban Don Rongthong (Golden Factory Village) because the Chinese from Phumriang (the old city of Chaiya) had built a gold factory on it. When the royal government built the southern railway line passing it and built a railway station
, people from Phumriang came to develop the new town on the area near a railway station.
The new town grew fast. The district office, police station, court and prison were built in the town. Finally, the area was made the separate subdistrict (tambon
) Talat Chaiya in 1938.
In 1956 4.12 km² of the tambon Talat Chaiya was given the status Sanitation district (sukhaphiban
), which was enlarged slightly in 1959. It was upgraded to municipal status (thesaban tambon) in 1999 when all sanitary districts became subdistrict municipalities. In 2004 it was expanded to cover an area of 21 km² by including the area formerly under the Tambon administration organization Talat Chaiya. The town now covers most of tambon Talat Chaiya and part of tambon Lamet.
Chaiya
Chaiya is a district and town in Surat Thani Province in southern Thailand. The town itself has a population of 13,133 , while the whole district has a population of 47,750.-Geography:...
, Surat Thani Province
Surat Thani Province
Surat Thani is the largest of the southern provinces of Thailand, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means City of Good People, the title given to the city by King Vajiravudh ....
, southern Thailand. It was founded as the center of Chaiya district in 1915 on the area of former Srivijaya
Srivijaya
Srivijaya was a powerful ancient thalassocratic Malay empire based on the island of Sumatra, modern day Indonesia, which influenced much of Southeast Asia. The earliest solid proof of its existence dates from the 7th century; a Chinese monk, I-Tsing, wrote that he visited Srivijaya in 671 for 6...
city of Chaiya. It covers an area of 21.0 km² of municipal area and has a population of 5,549.
History
State Railway of Thailand
The State Railway of Thailand is the state-owned rail operator in Thailand. The network sees around 50 million passengers per annum.-History:SRT was founded as the Royal State Railways of Siam in 1890...
in 1915 in the area of 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...
) Thung. Before that, this area was called Ban Don Rongthong (Golden Factory Village) because the Chinese from Phumriang (the old city of Chaiya) had built a gold factory on it. When the royal government built the southern railway line passing it and built a railway station
Chaiya Railway Station
Chaiya Railway Station is the main railway station in the northern Surat Thani Province, Thailand. It located on S.R.T. Southern Railway Line km 597+751 in Talad Chaiya Town, Chaiya District...
, people from Phumriang came to develop the new town on the area near a railway station.
The new town grew fast. The district office, police station, court and prison were built in the town. Finally, the area was made the separate 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...
) Talat Chaiya in 1938.
In 1956 4.12 km² of the tambon Talat Chaiya was given the status Sanitation district (sukhaphiban
Sukhaphiban
Sukhaphiban were an administrative division of Thailand.Sanitary districts were the first sub-autonomous entities established in Thailand. A first such district was created in Bangkok by a royal decreee of King Chulalongkorn in 1897...
), which was enlarged slightly in 1959. It was upgraded to municipal status (thesaban tambon) in 1999 when all sanitary districts became subdistrict municipalities. In 2004 it was expanded to cover an area of 21 km² by including the area formerly under the Tambon administration organization Talat Chaiya. The town now covers most of tambon Talat Chaiya and part of tambon Lamet.
External links
- http://www.chaiyacity.go.th Website of town (Thai)