Saraburi (province)

Saraburi
จังหวัด ส ระบุ ร
statistics
Capital:	Saraburi
Telephone code:	036
Surface:	3,576.5 km² 56.
Residents:	612,707 (2009) 42.
Population density :	171 E / km² 17.
ISO 3166-2 :
Governor :	Wichian Phuthiwinyu
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Saraburi ( Thai : จังหวัด ส ระบุ ร ) is a province ( Changwat ) in central Thailand . The provincial capital Saraburi is located about 110 km north of the state capital Bangkok .

geography

Saraburi is located on the eastern edge of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ) plain . The eastern part of the province consists of steeply towering mountain towers and almost flat areas, the foothills of the central Thai mountains, while the western part is mostly flat and fertile.

There are two national parks in the province. Namtok Chet Sao Noi is a protected area of ​​28 km² around a waterfall. Namtok Samlan consists of a 44.57 km² large, hilly landscape, a source area of ​​numerous rivers with several waterfalls. The highest point is the Khao Song Klong , with a height of 312 m. During World War II , cattle ranches were set up in parts of the park to supply the Japanese army with fresh meat. The area was declared a national park in 1981.

Neighboring provinces:
north	Lop Buri
east	Nakhon Ratchasima
south	Nakhon Nayok and Pathum Thani
west	Ayutthaya

Hmong refugees

In the Amphoe Phra Phutthabat - about 150 kilometers north of Bangkok - there is the temple Wat Tham Krabok , which became known worldwide for its unusual treatment method for drug addicts. Less known is the fact that a village with refugees from the Hmong ethnic minority is located on the site of this temple . They were forced to flee to Thailand due to the armed conflict in their home country in Laos between Hmong rebels and the Laotian army. They were initially able to stay at Camp Ban Vinai ( Loei Province ), which had to close in 1992 for cost reasons. According to Amnesty International, some 4,500 Hmong refugees were resettled in third countries during 2004.

economy

The "Gross Provincial Product" ( GDP ) of the province in 2008 was 181.973 billion baht .

22.6% of the total area of ​​the province is designated as woodland, 33.4% as agricultural land and 44.1% as unclassified.

By far the largest contributing industry to the province's economic output in 2011 was manufacturing with 108.875 billion baht. This was followed by wholesaling and retailing with 15.022 billion baht, electricity, gas and water supply with 14.666 billion baht, and agriculture with 8.847 billion baht.

Attractions

Wat Phra Putthabat

• Wat Phra Phutthabat , the temple with the footprint of the Buddha, is one of the few important temples in the country to have been awarded the royal title of Ratchavoramahaviharn . On a hill there is a small, richly decorated mondop in which the highly revered footprint can be admired.
• National parks:
  • Namtok Chet Sao Noi National Park - 28 km² park at the confluence of the “Muak Lek” and the Pa Sak , numerous single-tier waterfalls, only since 2003 national park.
  • Namtok Samlan National Park - 44 km² park with several waterfalls, including the three-tier Samlan Fall ( น้ำตก สาม หลั่น )

Symbols

The seal of the province shows the temple Wat Phra Putthabat . Phra Phutthabat means " footprint of the Buddha ".

The province's tree is Lagerstroemia floribunda , the local flower is the yellow cotton tree ( Cochlospermum regium ).

The motto of Saraburi Province is:

"The city of the shrine with the Buddha's footprint ,

Dairy farms and dairies are being built in large numbers,

The province is full of streams and rivers

Fertile land produces the best rice and the best mangoes with natural beauty. "

traffic

Saraburi Province is an important transportation hub. In a north-south direction it is cut by National Road 1 ( Thanon Phahonyothin ) . From this the national road 2 ( Thanon Mittraphap ) branches off in Saraburi , the most important artery between central and northeast Thailand ( Isan ). In the south of the province, the national road 33 branches off, one of the main roads in eastern Thailand, which leads through the provinces of Nakhon Nayok , Prachin Buri and Sa Kaeo to the border crossing with Cambodia in Aranyaprathet . In the north of the province there is the junction of national road 21 , which leads through the province of Lop Buri to Phetchabun .

The northeast line of the Thai State Railroad , which connects Bangkok with Ubon Ratchathani and Nong Khai, respectively , runs through the province . An important railway junction is located in Amphoe Kaeng Khoi . Two lines branch off here, one of which leads to the province of Chachoengsao, where there is a connection to the east line, and one to the Pa-Sak-Chonlasit Dam ( เขื่อน ป่า สัก ชล สิทธ ) in the province of Lop Buri (and beyond through the Chaiyaphum province further northeast).

Sports

Saraburi is the home of the FC Osotspa-Saraburi football club , which plays in the Thai Premier League .

Administrative units

Provincial Administration

Seat of the Provincial Administration of Saraburi

The province is divided into 13 amphoe ('districts' or 'counties'), 111 tambon ('subdistricts' or 'municipalities') and 965 muban ('villages').

Amphoe Mueang Saraburi ( อำเภอ เมือง สระบุรี ) Kaeng Khoi ( อำเภอ แก่งคอย ) Nong Khae ( อำเภอ หนองแค ) Wihan Daeng ( อำเภอ วิหารแดง ) Nong Saeng ( อำเภอ หนองแซง ) Ban Mo ( อำเภอ บ้านหมอ ) Don Phut ( อำเภอ ดอนพุด ) Nong Don ( อำเภอ หนองโดน ) Phra Phutthabat ( อำเภอ พระพุทธบาท ) Sao Hai ( อำเภอ เสาไห้ ) Muak Lek ( อำเภอ มวกเหล็ก ) Wang Muang ( อำเภอ วัง ม่วง ) Chaloem Phra Kiat ( อำเภอ เฉลิม พระ เกีย ร ต )

Saraburi province map

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 are also 38 thesaban ('communes') - including four "cities" and 34 "small towns" - and 70 tambon administrative organizations.

literature

• Thailand in Figures . 13. A. Nonthaburi: Alpha Research 2011.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Page of the provincial administration: Gouverneur ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (last accessed September 3, 2014, in Thai) 
2. ^ ^{A b} Gross Provincial Product at Current Market Prices: Western Provinces, National Economic and Social Development Board, 2011.
3. ↑ Namtok Chet Sao Noi National Park ( Memento of the original dated November 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Information from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (dnp.go.th) (in English) 
4. ↑ Namtok Samlan National Park ( Memento of the original from May 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Information from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (dnp.go.th) (in English) 

Web links

Commons : Saraburi  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Overview map of the province (names in English and Thai) [last accessed on November 5, 2013]
• Information about the Wat Tham Krabok temple (in German)
• Travel report to Wat Phra Putthabat near Saraburi

Coordinates: 14 ° 32 '  N , 100 ° 55'  E