Suan Phueng district explained

Official Name:Suan Phueng
Native Name:สวนผึ้ง
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ratchaburi
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Suan Phueng
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:52,637
Population As Of:2017
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:70180
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:7003
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:13.5433°N 99.34°W

Suan Phueng (Thai: สวนผึ้ง, in Thai pronounced as /sǔa̯n pʰɯ̂ŋ/) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Ratchaburi province, western Thailand.

History

Suan Phueng was the rural area of Chom Bueng district. It became a minor district (king amphoe) on 15 November 1974, consisting of the three tambons: Suan Phueng, Pa Waim, and Ban Bueng.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1983.[2]

Etymology

The name Suan Phueng (lit. 'bee garden') originates from Phueng trees (Ficus albipila) that are found in the district. In these trees bees (Thai: phueng) often build hives.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Kanchanaburi and Dan Makham Tia of Kanchanaburi province; and Chom Bueng and Ban Kha of Ratchanburi Province. To the west is the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar.

The important water resource is the Phachi River.

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 37 villages (mubans). There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) within the district. Suan Phueng covers parts of tambon Suan Phueng, and Ban Chat Pa Wai covers parts of tambons Pa Wai and Tha Khoei.

1.Suan Phuengสวนผึ้ง
2.Pa Waiป่าหวาย
4.Tha Khoeiท่าเคย
7.Thanao Siตะนาวศรี
The missing numbers are the tambon which now form Ban Kha minor district.

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 91. 185 ง. 3972. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอจอมบึง จังหวัดราชบุรี ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอสวนผึ้ง. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2517/D/185/3972.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120504100624/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2517/D/185/3972.PDF. dead. May 4, 2012. November 5, 1974. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 100. 50 ก special. 10–12. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเทพสถิต อำเภอวังน้ำเย็น อำเภอเนินมะปราง อำเภอสวนผึ้ง และอำเภอเสนางคนิคม พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๖. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2526/A/050/10.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718004706/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2526/A/050/10.PDF. dead. July 18, 2011. March 31, 1983. Thai.