Amphoe Si Prachan
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Si Prachan 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...

) in the eastern part of Suphanburi Province
Suphanburi Province
Suphan Buri is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nakhon Pathom and Kanchanaburi.- Etymology :...

, 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 government separated some part of Tha Phi Liang district (now Mueang Suphanburi
Amphoe Mueang Suphanburi
Mueang Suphanburi is the capital district of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Suphan Buri is an old city. In the era of Ankorian king Jayavarman VII, inscription called Prasat Phra Khan was made and which mentions the name of Suvarnapura. Later Suphan Buri become important city of...

) and Nang Buat district
Amphoe Sam Chuk
Sam Chuk is a district in the northern part of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally the district name was Nang Buat. In 1911 when the government separated a part of Nang Buat district and established Doem Bang district, they also moved the district office to Ban Sam Pheng,...

 to create the Si Prachan district in 1901.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Suphanburi
Amphoe Mueang Suphanburi
Mueang Suphanburi is the capital district of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Suphan Buri is an old city. In the era of Ankorian king Jayavarman VII, inscription called Prasat Phra Khan was made and which mentions the name of Suvarnapura. Later Suphan Buri become important city of...

, Don Chedi
Amphoe Don Chedi
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Ya Sai, Sam Chuk, Si Prachan, Mueang Suphanburi and U Thong, and in Kanchanaburi Province the district Lao Khwan.-History:...

 and Sam Chuk
Amphoe Sam Chuk
Sam Chuk is a district in the northern part of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally the district name was Nang Buat. In 1911 when the government separated a part of Nang Buat district and established Doem Bang district, they also moved the district office to Ban Sam Pheng,...

, and Sawaeng Ha
Amphoe Sawaeng Ha
Sawaeng Ha is the northernmost district of Ang Thong Province, central Thailand.Sawaeng Ha in Thai language means seek or find.-History:The name of Tambon Sawaeng Ha was first found in the Ayutthaya kingdom records....

, 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...

, Samko
Amphoe Samko
Sam Ko is the district in the western part of Ang Thong Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was separated from Wiset Chai Chan district to become a minor district in 1962...

 and Wiset Chai Chan
Amphoe Wiset Chai Chan
Wiset Chai Chan is a district in the southwestern part of Ang Thong Province, central Thailand.-History:When King Naresuan the Great defeated the Burmese troops at Don Chedi, he led his troops pass by Tambon Phai Cham Sin. He saw the strategic use of the area with the Noi River as a natural...

 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....

.

The main water resource of the district is the Tha Chin river or Suphan river.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 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...

). The township (thesaban tambon) Si Prachan covers parts of the tambon Si Prachan and Ban Krang.
1. Si Prachan ศรีประจันต์
2. Ban Krang บ้านกร่าง
3. Mot Daeng มดแดง
4. Bang Ngam บางงาม
5. Don Pru ดอนปรู
6. Plai Na ปลายนา
7. Wang Wa วังหว้า
8. Wang Nam Sap วังน้ำซับ
9. Wang Yang วังยาง
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