In Buri District

In Buri อินทร์บุรี
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Singburi Province
Coordinates: 15°0′28″N 100°19′37″E / 15.00778°N 100.32694°E / 15.00778; 100.32694Coordinates: 15°0′28″N 100°19′37″E / 15.00778°N 100.32694°E / 15.00778; 100.32694
Country	Thailand
Province	Singburi
Seat	In Buri
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
– Total	314.3 km2 (121.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	57,771
– Density	183.8/km2 (476/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	16110
Geocode	1706

In Buri (Thai: อินทร์บุรี; IPA: [īn būrīː]) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Singburi Province in central Thailand.

History

In Buri is an ancient city, one of the major Mueang or city states. It was built in the reign of King Ramesuan in 1369. In the Ayutthaya era, the governor of In Buri always was a royal family member because In Buri was as a north frontier city of Ayutthaya. During the thesaphiban administrative reforms King Rama V downgraded In Buri to be a subordinate of Singburi in 1895. It was converted into a district of Singburi province later.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Takhli of Nakhon Sawan Province, Ban Mi of Lopburi Province, Mueang Sing Buri and Bang Rachan of Singburi Province, and Sapphaya and Sankhaburi of Chainat Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 101 villages (muban). In Buri tiself is a subdistrict municipality which covers parts of the tambon In Buri. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Inh.
1.	In Buri	อินทร์บุรี	11,150
2.	Prasuk	ประศุก	6,221
3.	Thap Ya	ทับยา	6,161
4.	Ngio Rai	งิ้วราย	5,604
5.	Chi Nam Rai	ชีน้ำร้าย	4,386
6.	Tha Ngam	ท่างาม	5,340
7.	Nam Tan	น้ำตาล	3,584
8.	Thong En	ทองเอน	7,977
9.	Huai Chan	ห้วยชัน	4,909
10.	Pho Chai	โพธิ์ชัย	2,439

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)