Phrom Buri is a 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...

) the in eastern part of Singburi Province, 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

The town (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...

) of Phrom Buri dates back to before the reign of King U Thong

Ramathibodi I

Uthong or Ramathibodi I was the first king of the kingdom Ayutthaya , reigning from 1351 to 1369. He was known as Prince U Thong before he ascended to the throne on March 4, 1351...

, the first king of Ayutthaya kingdom

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...

. The old city was located at Wat Amphawan, Tambon Phrom Buri. Later the center of the city was moved to Pak Bang Mhuen Han (ปากบางหมื่นหาญ) and to the north side of Wat Phromma Thephawat.

During the thesaphiban reforms, Phrom Buri was one of the provinces included into Monthon Krungkao (later renamed to Monthon Ayutthaya) in 1895. It was later downgraded to a district within the province Singburi.

In 1943 the district office was moved to its present location north side of Wat Kudi Thong.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Tha Wung

Amphoe Tha Wung

Tha Wung is a district in western part of Lopburi Province, central Thailand.-Geography:The main water resource of Tha Wung is the Lopburi and Bang Kham rivers...

 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:...

, Chaiyo

Amphoe Chaiyo

Chaiyo is a district in eastern part of Ang Thong Province.-History:The name of Ban Chaiyo traces back to when King Naresuan the Great and his brother, who later became King Ekathotsarot, won against the King of Lan Na and Burmese soldiers in this area...

 and Pho Thong

Amphoe Pho Thong

Pho Thong is a district in the northern part of Ang Thong Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1890, at that time named Huai Ling Tok...

 of Ang Thong Province

Ang Thong Province

Ang Thong is one of the central provinces of Thailand. The name means "golden bowl" which refer to Angthong as a central for prosperity as it has a lot of rice fields....

, Tha Chang

Amphoe Tha Chang, Sing Buri Province

Tha Chang is a district in the southern part of Sing Buri Province, central Thailand.-History:Three tambons of Phrom Buri district were separated to create the minor district Tha Chang in 1960. It was upgraded to a full district in 1963.-Geography:The Noi river is the main water resource of the...

 and 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...

 of Sing Buri Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 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 42 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...

). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) in the district - Pak Bang covers the complete tambon Phrom Buri, and Bang Nam Chiao covers nearly the complete tambon Bang Nam Chiao. There are further 4 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.	Phra Ngam	พระงาม	3,902
2.	Phrom Buri	พรหมบุรี	3,170
3.	Bang Nam Chiao	บางน้ำเชี่ยว	3,647
4.	Ban Mo	บ้านหม้อ	6,250
5.	Ban Paeng	บ้านแป้ง	2,369
6.	Hua Pa	หัวป่า	1,477
7.	Rong Chang	โรงช้าง	3,491

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)