Place:Suphanburi, Thailand

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NameSuphanburi
Alt namesSupanburisource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1167
Suphan Burisource: Wikipedia
Suphan Buri provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeProvince
Coordinates14.467°N 100.067°E
Located inThailand
See alsoCentral,removed name of Region
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Si Prachan
Song Phi Nong
Suphan Buri
U Thong
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Suphan Buri located in the central region of Thailand, is one of the country's 76 provinces (จังหวัด, changwat), the first-level administrative divisions. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nakhon Pathom and Kanchanaburi. As of 2018 the province counted a population of around 848,700, representing about 1.28% of the country's population.

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Suphan Buri might be the site of the legendary Suvarnabhumi, which is mentioned in very old Buddhist writings. However the first confirmed historical settlement was in the Dvaravati period, when the city was known as Meuang Thawarawadi Si Suphannaphumi ('the Dvaravati city of Suvarnabhumi'). Its founding took place c. 877–882. Later it was called U Thong, and was the home city of Prince U Thong, the founder of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. King Khun Luang Pha Ngua gave it the current name. Suphan Buri was a border city, and the site of several battles with the neighbouring Burmese.

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