Sing buri (สิงห์บุรี)

Thai. 'Lion city'. Name of a province (map) and its capital city of the same name in Central Thailand. The province is known for the historical heroes of Bang Rajan camp.

Sing Buri is an interesting town of 142 kms. north of Bangkok and was probably founded in pre-historical period. In the reign of King Rama V through consolidation of 3 small towns located on the bank of The Chao Phraya River north of Ang Thong. The three small towns, Sing Buri, In Buri and Phrom Buri, were then established as a new town on the west of the Chao Phraya River named as Sing buri. Sing Buri currently occupies an area of 841.40 square kilometers and is administratively divided into 6 districts, Muang Sing Buri, In Buri, Bang Rachan, Khai Bang Rachan, Phrom Buri and Tha Chang.

Geography

Sing Buri is located in the flat river plain of the Chao Phraya river valley.

History

The area of Singburi hold an important position in early Thai history since Dvaravati period down to Ayutthaya period. Formerly the province separated into 3 small provinces - In Buri, Prom Buri and Sing Buri - which were unified by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1895.