- Amphoe Don Chedi
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Don Chedi
thai=ดอนเจดีย์
province=Suphanburi
coordinates=coord|14|38|06|N|100|01|18|E|region:TH_type:adm2nd
capital=Don Chedi
area=252.081
population=45,336
population_as_of=2005
density=179.8
postal_code=72170
geocode=7206Don Chedi ( _th. ดอนเจดีย์) is a district ("
Amphoe ") ofSuphanburi Province ,Thailand .Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Ya Sai, Sam Chuk, Si Prachan, Mueang Suphanburi and U Thong, and in
Kanchanaburi Province the district Lao Khwan.History
Prince
Damrong Rajanubhab in 1913 discovered the remains of a large chedi within the district. He identified it as the one built by KingNaresuan in 1593 after his win against the Burmese. The chedi was reconstructed in 1952. In 1959 a statue of the king on his war elephant cast bySilpa Bhirasri was added.However, more recent research casts doubt on this identification. Although one of the chronicles explicitly places the battle at Suphanburi, the others don't give any clear location. The Dutch merchant
Jeremias van Vliet , however, wrote in his "Short History of the Kings of Siam" in 1640 that the battle took place near Ayutthaya - which would make Chedi Phu Khao Thong the likely place of this battle.The area of the district was originally part of Si Prachan district. It was established as a minor district ("
King Amphoe ") on January 1 1962, consisting of the two "tambon" Don Chedi and Nong Sarai. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=79|issue=4 ง|pages=32–33|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง การแบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2505/D/004/32.PDF|date=January 9 1962|language=Thai] It was upgraded to a full district on July 27 1965. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=81|issue=49 ก|pages=565–569|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอศรีสวัสดิ์ อำเภอสังขละบุรี อำเภอท่าคันโท อำเภอดอกคำใต้ อำเภอแม่ใจ อำเภอจุน อำเภอขามทะเลสอ อำเภอไพศาลี อำเภอท่าวังผา อำเภอบ้านกรวด อำเภอเด่นชัย อำเภอปทุมรัตต์ อำเภอกะเปอร์ อำเภออากาศอำนวย อำเภอดอนเจดีย์ อำเภอจอมพระ และอำเภอสามโก้ พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๘|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2508/A/059/565.PDF|date=July 27 1965|language=Thai]Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts ("
Tambon "), which are further subdivided into 48 villages ("muban "). There are two townships ("thesaban tambon ") - Don Chedi and Sa Krachom, each covering parts of the same-named "tambon". Each of the "tambon" is administrated by a Tambon administration organization (TAO).References
External links
* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=693&pv=65 amphoe.com]
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