Wiset Chai Chan district explained

Official Name:Wiset Chai Chan
Native Name:วิเศษชัยชาญ
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ang Thong
Subdivision Type2:Tambon
Subdivision Type3:Muban
Seat Type:Seat
Established Title:District established
Population Total:65298
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:224.7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:14110
Blank Name Sec1:Geocode
Blank Info Sec1:1506
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:14.5944°N 100.3386°W

Wiset Chai Chan (in Thai pronounced as /wí.sèːt t͡ɕʰāj t͡ɕʰāːn/) is a district (amphoe) in the southwestern part of Ang Thong province, central Thailand.

History

When King Naresuan the Great defeated the Burmese troops at Don Chedi, he led his troops past Phai Cham Sin. He saw the strategic potential of the area with the Noi River as a natural obstacle for the Burmese troops. Thus he established Mueang Wiset Chai Chan there.

In the Rattanakosin era, the Noi River had become shallow and was no longer navigable for water transportation. The government thus moved the central tambon of the mueang to Bang Kaeo, on the Chao Phraya River bank and called the new area Ang Thong. At the same time, they downgraded the district to Phai Cham Sin District. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) ordered the district to assume its historical name, Wiset Chai Chan. In 1979 the office district was moved to the Pho Phraya-Tha Rua Road in Tambon San Chao Rong Thong.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Samko, Pho Thong, Mueang Ang Thong, and Pa Mok of Ang Thong Province; Phak Hai of Ayutthaya province and Mueang Suphanburi; and Si Prachan of Suphanburi province.

Administration

The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons). There are two townships (thesaban tambons) within the district. San Chao Rong Thong covers parts of tambons San Chao Rong Thong and Phai Cham Sin, and Bang Chak covers parts of the tambons Bang Chak, Khlong Khanak, and Si Roi.

No.NameThai
1.Phai Cham Sinไผ่จำศิล
2.San Chao Rong Thongศาลเจ้าโรงทอง
3.Phai Dam Phatthanaไผ่ดำพัฒนา
4.Sao Rong Haiสาวร้องไห้
5.Tha Changท่าช้าง
6.Yi Lonยี่ล้น
7.Bang Chakบางจัก
8.Huai Khan Laenห้วยคันแหลน
9.Khlong Khanakคลองขนาก
10.Phai Wongไผ่วง
11.Si Roiสี่ร้อย
12.Muang Tiaม่วงเตี้ย
13.Hua Taphanหัวตะพาน
14.Lak Kaeoหลักแก้ว
15.Talat Maiตลาดใหม่