Ayutthaya (province)

Ayutthaya
พระนครศรีอยุธยา
statistics
Capital:	Ayutthaya
Telephone code:	035
Surface:	2,556.6 km² 62.
Residents:	775.157 (2009) 31.
Population density :	303 E / km² 10.
ISO 3166-2 :
Governor :	Witthaya Phiophong
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Ayutthaya (full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya , Thai พระนครศรีอยุธยา , [ pʰráʔ náʔkʰɔ̄ːn sǐ ʔājúttʰājāː ]) is a province ( Changwat ) in the central region of Thailand . The provincial capital Ayutthaya is located in the center of the province, about 70 kilometers north of today's capital Bangkok .

The name Ayutthaya is derived from the city of Ayodhya , the hometown of the divine Prince Rama in the Indian Ramayana epic.

location

Ayutthaya lies in the middle of the fertile plain of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ). Together with the two other rivers Mae Nam Lop Buri and Mae Nam Pa Sak, it makes the province the main growing area for rice .

Neighboring provinces:
north	Ang Thong and Lop Buri
east	Saraburi
south	Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi
west	Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri

history

Ayutthaya had been the capital of the Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya from around the middle of the 14th century until it was destroyed by the Burmese army in 1767. This period in Thai history is called the Ayutthaya period . The capital was then moved to what is now Bangkok . A new, much smaller city of Ayutthaya was built just east of the remains of the old metropolis.

The province of Ayutthaya was initially called Krung Kao ( กรุง เก่า , "old (capital) city"). After the Thesaphiban administrative reform of King Rama V (Chulalongkorn) in the 1890s, it was the seat of Monthon Krung Kao , which included the provinces of Krung Kao, Ang Thong , Saraburi , Phra Phutthabat , Lop Buri , Phrom Buri , In Buri and Sing Buri were combined. In 1919 the name of the province was changed to Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya , in 1926 the Monthon was also renamed Ayutthaya . After the end of the absolute monarchy in 1932 , the monthons were abolished and all provinces were placed directly under the central government. In 1976 the ruins of the old metropolis were protected as Ayutthaya Historical Park , which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991 .

economy

In 2009, the "Gross Provincial Product" (was GDP ) of the province of 390,745 million baht .

The minimum wage in Ayutthaya Province is 265 baht (around € 5.50; effective April 1, 2012).

Data

The table below shows the share of the economic sectors in the gross provincial product in percent:

Industry	2006	2007	2008	2009
Agriculture	02.2	02.0	02.5	02.4
Mining	00.3	00.3	00.2	00.3
Industry	85.4	85.7	86.4	85.8
Other	12.1	12.0	10.9	11.5

The following land use is documented for the province:

• Forest area: -
• Agricultural area: 1,112,353 Rai (1779.76 sq km), 69.6% of the total
• Unclassified area: 485,547 rai (776.87 km²), 30.4% of the total area

The average income per household was 21,678 Baht in 2008, around half higher than in 2004.

population

According to the 2000 census data, 99.8% of the province's population were Thai nationals. 94.3% were Buddhists, 4.8% Muslim. There were no major linguistic minorities.

Symbols

According to one of the various legends about the founding of Ayutthaya, the first king U Thong is said to have found a beautiful, snow-white conch shell . He chose the site as the founding site of his future capital. He then placed the conch shell on a pedestal and built a pavilion around it. The seal of the province shows this pavilion with the local tree behind it.

The province's local flower is Sesbania aculeata and the local tree is the coastal cord ( Cordia dichotoma ).

The province's motto is ราชธานี เก่า อู่ ข้าว อู่น้ำ เลิศ ล้ำ กานท์ กวี คน ดี ศรีอยุธยา , which can be freely translated as

"The old capital of Siam for many centuries,

The hub for rice, food and water for near and far,

The home of great poets,

We can trust in the best and bravest people of Ayutthaya. "

Attractions

The ruins of the Ayutthaya Historical Park are now on the list of World Cultural and Natural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO .

The royal summer palace of Bang Pa-in is also located in this province .

Administrative units

Provincial Administration

The province is divided into 16 districts ( Amphoe ), 209 municipalities ( Tambon ) and 1328 villages ( Muban ).

No. Amphoe name Thai   No. Amphoe name Thai 01 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district   อำเภอ พระนครศรีอยุธยา 09 Phachi district อำเภอ ภาชี 02 Amphoe Tha Ruea อำเภอ ท่าเรือ 10 Lat Bua Luang district อำเภอ ลาดบัวหลวง 03 Amphoe Nakhon Luang อำเภอ นครหลวง 11 Wang Noi district อำเภอ วังน้อย 04th Bang Sai district อำเภอ บางไทร 12 Sena district อำเภอ เสนา 05 Bang Ban area อำเภอ บางบาล 13 Bang Sai district อำเภอ บางซ้าย 06th Bang Pa-in district อำเภอ บางปะอิน 14th Amphoe Uthai อำเภอ อุทัย 07th Bang Pahan district อำเภอ บางปะหัน 15th Amphoe Maha Rat อำเภอ มหาราช 08th Amphoe Phak Hai อำเภอ ผักไห่ 16 Ban Phraek district อำเภอ บ้านแพรก

Administrative units of Ayutthaya Province

Local administration

A provincial administrative organization ( บริหาร ส่วน จังหวัด , อบ จ for short , Ongkan Borihan suan Changwat ; English Provincial Administrative Organization , PAO) exists for the entire area of ​​the province .

In the province there is one big city ( เทศบาล นคร - Thesaban Nakhon ): Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya ( เทศบาล นคร พระนครศรีอยุธยา ) and four cities ( เทศบาล เมือง - Thesaban Mueang ): Lam Ta Sao ( เทศบาล เมือง ลำ ตา เสา ) and Pak Hai ( เทศบาล เมือง ผักไห่ ), Ayothaya ( เทศบาล เมือง อ โยธ ยา ) and Sena ( เทศบาล เมือง เสนา ).

There are also 29 small towns ( เทศบาล ตำบล - Thesaban Tambon ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Promsak Jermsawatdi: Thai Art with Indian Influences. 1979, p. 92.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Thailand in Figures (2012), pp. 65f.
3. ↑ "Industry" includes: Manufacturing; Electricity, gas and water supply; Construction
4. ^ "Others" include: Wholesale and retail trade; Hotels and restaurants; Transport, storage and communication; Real estate; Education; Health and social work, ...
5. ↑ Key indicators of the population and households, Population and Housing Census 1990 and 2000: Ayutthaya
6. ↑ Department of Provincial Administration : As of 2012 (in Thai)

literature

• Thailand in Figures. Vol. II: Region and Province . 16th edition. Alpha Research, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2012, ISBN 978-616-7256-12-6 .

Web links

Commons : Ayutthaya Province  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Overview map of the province of Ayutthaya (names in English and Thai) [last accessed on November 14, 2013]

Coordinates: 14 ° 21 '  N , 100 ° 34'  E