Tha Ruea district explained

Official Name:Tha Ruea
Native Name:ท่าเรือ
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ayutthaya
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Tha Chao Sanook
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Name3:10
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Subdivision Name4:84
Established Title:District established
Population Total:46,925[1]
Population As Of:2018
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:13130
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:1402
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:14.5517°N 100.7275°W

Tha Ruea (in Thai pronounced as /tʰâː rɯ̄a̯/) is a district (amphoe) in northeastern part of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, central Thailand.

History

The original name of the district was Nakhon Noi.[2] In 1917, it was renamed Tha Ruea to commemorate an important event within the district. When the hunter Bun found the Buddha's footprint in Sara Buri province, King Songtham travelled by royal barge along the Pa Sak River to worship. He moored his royal barge in the district, and continued his travel overland. His route has since become a royal tradition, as later kings always travelled by this way to worship Buddha's footprint in Wat Phra Phutthabat. The Thai word "tha ruea" means "port" or "pier".

In 1965, Tha Ruea was the scene of a major robbery by three gangs, totaling 17 people. The robberies were a wet market and a police station. The robbers brazenly shot at the police station, as if they had no fear of the law. Eventually, the robbers were caught, some of them were extrajudicially executed, and six were sentenced to public firing squads the following year. The event inspired the 2004 film Siames Outlaws.[3]

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Don Phut, Ban Mo, Sao Hai, Nong Saeng of Saraburi province, and Phachi and Nakhon Luang of Ayutthaya Province.

Administration

Provincial government

The district is divided into 10 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 84 villages (mubans).

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NameThaiVil.Pop.
1Tha RueaThai: ท่าเรือ-6,768
2ChampaThai: จำปา98,760
3Tha LuangThai: ท่าหลวง105,856
4Ban RomThai: บ้านร่อม93,073
5Sala LoiThai: ศาลาลอย154,794
6Wang DaengThai: วังแดง83,185
7Pho EnThai: โพธิ์เอน63,143
8Pak ThaThai: ปากท่า82,882
9Nong KhanakThai: หนองขนาก104,561
10Tha Chao SanookThai: ท่าเจ้าสนุก93,903
Total:8446,925

Local government

As of 31 December 2018 there are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) in the district. The non-municipal areas are administered by nine Subdistrict Administrative Organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).

1Tha Luang subdistrict municipalityPop.
Subdistrict Champa 5,873
Subdistrict Tha Luang 2,900
Total population 8,773
2Tha Ruea subdistrict municipality6,768
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NameThaiPop.
1Champa SAOThai: จำปา2,887
2Tha Luang SAOThai: ท่าหลวง2,956
3Ban Rom SAOThai: บ้านร่อม3,073
4Sala Loi SAOThai: ศาลาลอย4,794
5Wang Daeng SAOThai: วังแดง3,185
6Pho En SAOThai: โพธิ์เอน3,143
7Pak Tha SAOThai: ปากท่า2,882
8Nong Khanak SAOThai: หนองขนาก4,561
9Tha Chao Sanook SAOThai: ท่าเจ้าสนุก3,903
Total:31,384

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ร่ยงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561 . stat.bora.dopa.go.th . Thai . Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018 . 31 December 2018 . Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior . 20 June 2019.
  2. 29 April 1917 . ประกาศเรึ่องเปลียนชืออำเภอ . Notification of the name change of the district . 5 November 2019 . Royal Thai Government Gazette . 34 . Episode 0 . 40–41.
  3. Web site: thai. 2024-08-13. 2015-10-30. Kai aun. ตำนาน 6 เสือ ปิดตลาดท่าเรือปล้น. Postjung.