Amphoe Wiset Chai Chan

Infobox Amphoe
name=Wiset Chai Chan
thai=วิเศษชัยชาญ
province=Ang Thong
coordinates=coord|14|35|40|N|100|20|19|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=224.7
population=65,298
population_as_of=2000
density=290.6
postal_code=14110
geocode=1506

Wiset Chai Chan ( _th. วิเศษชัยชาญ) 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 lead his troops pass by Tambon Phai Cham Sin. He saw the strategic use of the area with the Noi River as a natural obstacle for the Burmese troops. Thus he established "Mueang" Wiset Chai Chan there.

In Rattanakosin era, the Noi river had become shallow and was no longer convenient 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 be Phai Cham Sin district. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) ordered to rename the district back to its historical name Wiset Chai Chan. In 1979 the office district was moved to beside of 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 subdivided into 15 subdistricts ("tambon"). There are two townships ("thesaban tambon") within the district - San Chao Rong Thong covers parts of the "tambon" San Chao Rong Thong and Phai Cham Sin, and Bang Chak covers parts of the "tambon" Bang Chak, Khlong Khanak and Si Roi.