Song Phi Nong district explained

Official Name:Song Phi Nong
Native Name:สองพี่น้อง
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Suphan Buri
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:127411
Population As Of:2013
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:72110
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:7207
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:14.2236°N 100.0211°W

Song Phi Nong (Thai: สองพี่น้อง, in Thai pronounced as /sɔ̌ːŋ pʰîː nɔ́ːŋ/) is the southernmost district (amphoe) of Suphan Buri province, central Thailand.

History

The district was established in 1896. In the past the area of the district included U Thong district. The district office was moved away from the Song Phi Nong canal to the present location in 1964 because the old location was prone to flooding.[1]

Its name Song Phi Nong means 'two siblings'. Presumably it refers to the confluence of two watercourses Tha Wa and Chorakhe Sam Phan before flowing to Tha Chin River. There is also another explanation that is a folk tale about two brothers or two elephants that are siblings.[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): U Thong and Bang Pla Ma of Suphan Buri Province; Lat Bua Luang of Ayutthaya province; Bang Len and Kamphaeng Saen of Nakhon Pathom province; and Tha Maka and Phanom Thuan of Kanchanaburi province.

The main water resource of the district is the Tha Chin River or Suphan River.

Administration

Central administration

Song Phi Nong is divided into 15 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 140 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[3]
1.Song Phi NongThai: สองพี่น้อง-12,894
2.Bang LenThai: บางเลน77,099
3.Bang Ta ThenThai: บางตาเถร1815,443
4.Bang TakhianThai: บางตะเคียน85,634
5.Ban KumThai: บ้านกุ่ม63,488
6.Hua PhoThai: หัวโพธิ์149,994
7.Bang PhlapThai: บางพลับ75,116
8.Noen Phra PrangThai: เนินพระปรางค์54,428
9.Ban ChangThai: บ้านช้าง53,159
10.Ton TanThai: ต้นตาล63,350
11.Si SamranThai: ศรีสำราญ1411,199
12.Thung KhokThai: ทุ่งคอก1616,103
13.Nong BoThai: หนองบ่อ95,333
14.Bo SuphanThai: บ่อสุพรรณ1819,031
15.Don ManaoThai: ดอนมะนาว75,140

Local administration

There is one town (thesaban mueang) in the district:

There is one subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district:

There are 14 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=694&pv=65. amphoe.com. th:มารู้จักอำเภอกันเถอะ อำเภอสองพี่น้อง จังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี. Thai.
  2. Web site: อ.สองพี่น้องที่สุพรรณ ใครคือ "พี่น้อง"-ค้นบ้านเกิดพุ่มพวง ดวงจันทร์ พื้นที่ร.6เคยเสด็จฯ. Sinlapa Watthanatham. thai. 2019-08-21. 2019-08-21. Song Phi Nong district at Suphan, who are "siblings"-Searched the native of Pumpuang Duangjan, the area of Rama VI had visited.
  3. Web site: Population statistics 2013. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2014-10-04.