Suphanburi Province
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Muang Suphan Buri has been properous since the Dvaravati and was formerly called Phanchum Buri. It was constructed during the year 877-822 A.D. on the left bank of Tha Chin River in the vicinity of Tambon Rua Yai adjacent to Tambon Phihan Daeng. Later on when the Phanchum era was [...]
Singburi Province
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Changwat Sing Buri was estahlished in the year 1895 during the reign of King Rama V through a consolidation of three small towns located on the bank of the Chao Phraya River north of Ang Thong. The three small towns, Sing Buri, In Buri, and Phrom Bur i, were then [...]
Saraburi Province
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Saraburi has been an important town since ancient times. It is believed to have been constructed in the year 1548 during the reign of King Maha Chakkraphat. Saraburi is only 108 kilometers from Bangkok occupying 3,576.5 square kilometers, and is administratively divided into 11 Amphoes and 2 King Amphoes: Muang [...]
Samutsongkhram Province
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Samut Songkhram is located on the sea shore of the Mae Klong Bay, 74 kilometers southwest of Bangkok. It occupies an area of 416 square kilometers and is administratively divided into three Amphoes: Muang, Amphawa, and Bang Khonthi. Samut Songkhram area is a low basin having a river and canals [...]
Samutsakhon Province
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Changwat Samut Sakhon was formerly called Muang Tha Chin probable due to its dealing with a vast number of Chinese junks in the olddays. Later, in the year 1548 during King Phra Maha Chakkraphat reign, he commanded Muang Tha Chin to he used as the center for recruiting troops from [...]
Samutprakan Province
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Samut Prakan, also known as pak Nam is situated at the end or mouth of the Chao Phraya River at the head of the Gulf of occupies an area of 1,004 square kilometers, located only 25 Kilometers from Bangkok, Samut Prakan was established in the Ayutthay a period having the [...]
Ratchaburi Province
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Ratchaburi is a very old city going back to the ancient era. It was a town of the Suwannaphum Kingdom which was very prosperous. Ratchaburi occupies an area of 5,196 square kilometers and is located 101 kilometers from Bangkok along Petchakasem Highway or 80 kilometers along the Highway No. 35 (the Thon Buri-Pak Tho [...]
Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
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Prachuap Khiri Khan is a seaside province located some 278 kilometers south of Bangkok. Its history dates back to the Ayutthaya period. Its original name was Bang Nangrom or Muang Na Rang. It is on the bank on Nang Room Canal called by the villagers Khlong I-Rom. It was abandoned during the [...]
Phetchaburi Province
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Phetchaburi is a very old town and used to be an important royal fort town suitable to be ruled by a king’s son for a long period of time. There were so many names by which to call this town in the old days, such as, Phripphri, Phripphli or Phetchaphli. Some historians have said [...]
Pathumthani Province
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The original name of Changwat Pathum Thani is muang sam Khok which was founded during the Ayutthaya era and was the settlement for Mon People migrating from Mohtama during the reigns of King Prasat Thong and King Narai the Great.During the reign of King Taksin there were some additional Mon families who moved into [...]