Amphoe In Buri
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In Buri is the northernmost district (amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Singburi Province in central Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

History

In Buri is an ancient city, one of the major Mueang
Mueang
Mueang were historical semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos, parts of northern Vietnam and the Shan State of Myanmar. Smaller Mueang were subordinate to more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king, as described in...

or city states. It was built in the reign of King Ramesuan
Ramesuan
King Ramesuan , son of king Ramathibodi I, reigned as the second and fifth king of the kingdom of Ayutthaya. When King Ramathibodi ascended to the throne of Ayuthaya, he sent King Ramesuan to reign in Lopburi...

 in 1369. In the Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya kingdom
Ayutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the walls of the...

 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
Amphoe Takhli
Thakhli is the southernmost district of Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand.The name of the district originates from the Tikhli ground in Sang Thong, the royal novel of King Rama III.-Geography:...

 of Nakhon Sawan Province
Nakhon Sawan Province
Nakhon Sawan is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani and Tak.- Etymology :...

, Ban Mi
Amphoe Ban Mi
Ban Mi is a district in the western part Lopburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was created in 1883, then named Sanam Chaeng. When the district office was moved to Ban Huay Kaew, the district name was changed to Huay Kaew as well...

 of Lopburi Province
Lopburi Province
Lop Buri is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phetchabun, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Sing Buri and Nakhon Sawan.-Geography:...

, Mueang Sing Buri
Amphoe Mueang Sing Buri
Mueang Sing Buri is the capital district of Singburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Sing was a city before the establishment of the Sukhothai Kingdom. The old city was founded in Tambon Chaksi...

 and Bang Rachan
Amphoe Bang Rachan
-History:The area of Amphoe Bang Rachan was mostly part of the historical Mueang Sing. When the government re-established Mueang Sing, the area was divided within two districts - Bang Phutsa and Sing. The district was renamed to Bang Rachan in 1939. The first district office was located on the...

 of Singburi Province, and Sapphaya
Amphoe Sapphaya
Sapphaya is the easternmost district of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Sankhaburi, Mueang Chainat of Chainat Province, Takhli of Nakhon Sawan Province and In Buri of Sing Buri Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts , which...

 and Sankhaburi
Amphoe Sankhaburi
Sankhaburi is a district in the southern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Hankha, Mueang Chainat, Sapphaya of Chainat Province, In Buri, Bang Rachan of Sing Buri Province and Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphanburi Province.-Administration:The district...

 of Chainat Province
Chainat Province
Chainat is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani.-Geography:...

.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 101 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). 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.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

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

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