Don Chedi district explained

Official Name:Don Chedi
Native Name:ดอนเจดีย์
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Suphan Buri
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Don Chedi
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:453839
Population As Of:2013
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:72170
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:7206
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:14.635°N 100.0217°W

Don Chedi (Thai: ดอนเจดีย์, in Thai pronounced as /dɔ̄ːn t͡ɕēːdīː/) is a district (amphoe) of Suphan Buri province, Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Nong Ya Sai, Sam Chuk, Si Prachan, Mueang Suphan Buri and U Thong, and in Kanchanaburi province the district Lao Khwan.

History

Prince Damrong Rajanubhab in 1913 discovered the remains of a large chedi within the district. He identified it as the one built by King Naresuan in 1593 after his victory against the Burmese. The chedi was reconstructed in 1952. In 1959 a statue of the king on his war elephant cast by Silpa Bhirasri was added.

However, more recent research casts doubt on this identification. Although one of the chronicles explicitly places the battle at Suphan Buri, the others do not give a clear location. The Dutch merchant Jeremias van Vliet, however, wrote in his Short History of the Kings of Siam in 1640 that the battle took place near Ayutthaya, which would make Chedi Phu Khao Thong the likely place of this battle.

The area of the district was originally part of Si Prachan district. It was established as a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 January 1962, consisting of the two tambons, Don Chedi and Nong Sarai.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 27 July 1965.[2]

Administration

Central administration

Don Chedi is divided into five subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 50 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[3]
1.Don ChediThai: ดอนเจดีย์914,634
2.Nong SaraiThai: หนองสาหร่าย107,724
3.Rai RotThai: ไร่รถ107,398
4.Sa KrachomThai: สระกระโจม98,682
5.Thale BokThai: ทะเลบก127,401

Local administration

There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

There are five subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 79. 4 ง. 32–33. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง การแบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2505/D/004/32.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120427183045/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2505/D/004/32.PDF. dead. April 27, 2012. January 9, 1962. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 81. 49 ก. 565–569. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอศรีสวัสดิ์ อำเภอสังขละบุรี อำเภอท่าคันโท อำเภอดอกคำใต้ อำเภอแม่ใจ อำเภอจุน อำเภอขามทะเลสอ อำเภอไพศาลี อำเภอท่าวังผา อำเภอบ้านกรวด อำเภอเด่นชัย อำเภอปทุมรัตต์ อำเภอกะเปอร์ อำเภออากาศอำนวย อำเภอดอนเจดีย์ อำเภอจอมพระ และอำเภอสามโก้ พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๘. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2508/A/059/565.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20081001101051/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2508/A/059/565.PDF. dead. October 1, 2008. July 27, 1965. Thai.
  3. Web site: Population statistics 2013. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2014-10-04.