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Sing Buri Province
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| Capital: | Sing Buri |
| Area: | 822.5 km² Ranked 73rd |
| Inhabitants: | 232.766 (2000) Ranked 72nd |
| Pop. density: | 283 inh./km² Ranked 11th |
| ISO 3166-2: | TH-17 |
| Governor: | Praphat Bunyindi (since November 2006) |
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Sing Buri (Thai: สิงห์บุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Sawan, Lop Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri and Chai Nat.
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The word Sing originates from the Sanskrit word Singh meaning lion, and the word buri from Sanskrit Puri meaning town or city. Hence the name of the province literally means City of Lion.
Sing Buri is located in the flat river plain of the Chao Phraya river valley.
The area of Singburi hold an important position in early Thai history since Dvaravati period down to Ayutthaya period. Formerly the province separated into 3 small provinces - In Buri, Prom Buri and Sing Buri - which were unified by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1895.
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The provincial seal shows the fort of Khai Bangrachan, a historical monument. When the Burmese attacked Ayutthaya in 1765, eleven villagers from Bangrachan fought the army when it stopped north of Ayutthaya. They managed to delay them for five months before they were finally defeated, soon thereafter Ayutthaya fell as well. Annually on February 4 a ceremony is held in remembrance of these local heroes. This story was also made into a movie in Thailand.
Provincial tree is the Red Sandalwood Tree (Adenanthera pavonina). |
The province is subdivided into 6 districts (Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 43 communes (tambon) and 363 villages (muban).
- Province page from the Tourism Authority of Thailand
- Website of Province (Thai)
- Singburi provincial map, coat of arms and postal stamp
