Suphan Buri province

state of Thailand
state in Thailand
Suphan Buri ( Thai : สุพรรณบุรี, pronounced [ sù.pʰān būrīː ] ) located in the central region of Thailand, is one of the country ‘s 76 provinces ( จังหวัด, changwat ), the first-level administrative divisions. Neighbouring provinces are ( from north clockwise ) Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nakhon Pathom and Kanchanaburi. As of 2018 the province counted a population of around 848,700, representing about 1.28 % of the country ‘s population. [ 4 ]

toponymy [edit ]

The son suphan originates from the Sanskrit bible Suvarna ( Devanagari : सुवर्ण ), meaning ‘ gold ‘, and the give voice buri from Sanskrit purī ( Devanagari : पुरी ), meaning ‘town ‘ or ‘city ‘. Hence the name of the province literally means ‘city of gold ‘.

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geography [edit ]

The terrain of the state is largely low river plains, with small batch ranges in the north and the west of the province. The southeastern part with the very low plain of the Tha Chin River is paddy rice farming area. The total forest area is 631 km2 ( 244 sq nautical mile ) or 11.7 percentage of provincial area. [ 5 ]

history [edit ]

Suphan Buri might be the locate of the legendary Suvarnabhumi, which is mentioned in very old Buddhist writings. [ 6 ] however the first confirmed historical settlement was in the Dvaravati period, when the city was known as Meuang Thawarawadi Si Suphannaphumi ( ‘the Dvaravati city of Suvarnabhumi ‘ ). [ 7 ] Its establish took place c. 877–882. Later it was called U Thong, and was the home city of Prince U Thong, the fall through of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. King Khun Luang Pha Ngua gave it the stream name. Suphan Buri was a border city, and the web site of several battles with the neighbouring Burmese .

economy [edit ]

The state is Thailand ‘s largest manufacturer of water chestnuts ( Thai : ลูกแห้ว, RTGS : luk haeo ), grown chiefly in Mueang Suphan Buri, Sam Chuk, and the Si Prachan Districts of the state. About half of the province ‘s 3,000 rai of civilized water chestnuts are found in Tambon Wang Yang of Si Prachan. The vegetable was registered as a geographic indication ( GI ) merchandise of Suphan Buri in 2017. [ 8 ] The Thai dessert thapthim krop ( Thai : ทับทิมกรอบ ), with water system chestnuts as its independent ingredient, was named one of the world ‘s best 50 desserts in 2019 by CNN Travel. [ 9 ]

Symbols [edit ]

The provincial seal shows the elephant struggle between King Naresuan the Great and the crown prince of Burma in 1592, which took place in Suphan Buri. The provincial tree is the ebony tree ( Diospyros mollis ), มะเกลือ .

administrative divisions [edit ]

Map of 10 districts

provincial government [edit ]

The state is divided into 10 districts ( amphoes ). The districts are far divided into 110 subdistricts ( tambons ) and 977 villages ( mubans ) .

local government [edit ]

As of 26 November 2019 there are : [ 10 ] one Suphan Buri Provincial Administration Organisation ( ongkan borihan suan changwat ) and 45 municipal ( thesaban ) areas in the province. Suphan Buri and Song Phi Nong have township ( thesaban mueang ) condition. far 43 subdistrict municipalities ( thesaban tambon ). The non-municipal areas are administered by 81 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations – SAO ( ongkan borihan suan tambon ). [ 2 ]

Health [edit ]

Suphan Buri ‘s chief hospital is Chao Phraya Yommarat Hospital, operated by the Ministry of Public Health.

transportation [edit ]

rail [edit ]

Suphan Buri is at the end of a 157 kilometres ( 98 nautical mile ) outgrowth line of the State Railway of Thailand ‘s Southern Line, officially terminating at Suphan Buri Railway Station. The ramify meets the chief line at Nong Pladuk Junction near Ban Pong .

Roads [edit ]

road 340 passes through Suphan Buri, leading north to Chai Nat and south to Bang Bua Thong. Route 321 leads west and then south to Nakhon Pathom. Route 329 leads east to Bang Pahan. route 3195 leads northeast to Ang Thong .

Human accomplishment index 2017 [edit ]

Health	Education	Employment	Income

46	35	51	27
Housing	Family	Transport	Participation

19	77	68	53
Province 72e Hong Son, with an HAI 2017 value of 0.5403 is “low”, occupies place 68 in the ranking.

Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) in Thailand has tracked progress on homo growth at sub-national flat using the Human accomplishment exponent ( HAI ), a complex index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board ( NESDB ) has taken over this undertaking since 2017. [ 3 ]

Rank	Classification
1 – 15	“high”
16 – 30	“somewhat high”
31 – 45	“average”
45 – 60	“somewhat low”
61 – 77	“low”

Map with provinces and HAI 2017 rankings