Sing Buri Province
Sing Buri (Thai: สิงห์บุรี) is ane o the central provinces (changwat) o Thailand. Neighborin provinces are (frae north clockwise) Nakhon Sawan, Lop Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri and Chai Nat.
Etymology
[eedit | edit soorce]The wird Sing oreeginates frae the Sanskrit wird Singh meanin lion, an the wird buri frae Sanskrit Puri meanin toun or ceety. Hence the name o the province literally means Ceety o Lion.
Geography
[eedit | edit soorce]Sing Buri is locatit in the flat river plain o the Chao Phraya river valley.
History
[eedit | edit soorce]The aurie o Singburi hauld an important position in early Thai history syne Dvaravati period doun tae Ayutthaya period. umwhile the province separatit intae 3 sma provinces - In Buri, Prom Buri an Sing Buri - which wur unified bi Keeng Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1895.
Seembols
[eedit | edit soorce]The provincial seal shows the fort o Khai Bangrachan, a historical monument. When the Burmese attacked Ayutthaya in 1765, eleven veelagers frae Bangrachan fought the airmy when it stopped north o Ayutthaya. They managed tae delay them for five month afore they wur finally defeatit, suin thereefter Ayutthaya fell as well. Annually on Februar 4 a ceremony is held in remembrance o these local heroes. This story wis an aa made intae a movie in Thailand.
Provincial tree is the Red Sandalwood Tree (Adenanthera pavonina).
Admeenistrative diveesions
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The province is subdividit intae 6 destricts (amphoe). The destricts are further subdividit intae 43 communes (tambon) an 363 veelages (muban).
Coordinates: 14°53′35″N 100°24′42″E / 14.89306°N 100.41167°E
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