Amphoe Kabin Buri
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Kabin Buri 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 southeastern part of Prachinburi Province
Prachinburi Province
Prachin Buri is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao and Nakhon Nayok.-Geography:...

, eastern 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

Mueang Kabin Buri was an ancient city of Ayutthaya kingdom
Ayutthaya kingdom
Ayutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the walls of the...

. The city hall located in Ban Hanuman. In 1906 the city hall was moved to Ban Paknam, the area of the Hanuman and Phra Prong Rivers joint together to be Prachin Buri River
Prachin Buri River
The Prachin Buri River begins at the confluence of the Phra Prong, Hanuman and Prachantakham rivers in Amphoe Kabin Buri, Prachin Buri province. It passes Amphoe Si Maha Phot, Mueang Prachinburi and Ban Sang....

. On April 1 1926 the province was abolished and the two districts Mueang Kabin Buri and Aranyapathret became districts of Prachinburi Province.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Si Maha Phot
Amphoe Si Maha Phot
Si Maha Phot is a district in the southern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand. The name may also be spelled Sri Maha Phot, and honors the Bodhi Tree -Geography:...

, Prachantakham
Amphoe Prachantakham
Prachantakham is a district of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Di, Kabin Buri, Si Maha Phot, Mueang Prachinburi of Prachinburi Province, Pak Phli of Nakhon Nayok Province, Pak Chong and Wang Nam Khiao of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.The Sankambeng...

, Na Di
Amphoe Na Di
Na Di is a district in the northeastern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kabin Buri, Prachantakham of Prachinburi Province, Wang Nam Khiao, Khon Buri of Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Mueang Sa Kaeo of Sa Kaeo Province.The Sankambeng Range...

 of Prachinburi Province, Mueang Sa Kaeo
Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo
Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo is the capital district of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khon Buri of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Watthana Nakhon and Khao Chakan of Sa Kaeo, and Kabin Buri and Na Di of Prachinburi Province.The Sankambeng Range mountainous area is...

, Khao Chakan
Amphoe Khao Chakan
Khao Chakan is a district in the western part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Sa Kaeo, Watthana Nakhon, Khlong Hat and Wang Nam Yen of Sa Kaeo Province, and Tha Takiap of Chachoengsao Province.The district is named after the hills of Khao Chakan,...

 of Sa Kaeo Province
Sa Kaeo Province
Sa Kaeo is a province of Thailand.It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima and Buri Ram...

 and Sanam Chai Khet
Amphoe Sanam Chai Khet
Sanam Chai Khet is a district in the eastern part of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Sanam Chai Khet was a city of Ayutthaya kingdom, contemporary with neighboring Mueang Phanat Nikhom and Phanom Sarakham....

 of Chachoengsao Province
Chachoengsao Province
Chachoengsao is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Nayok. It also has a short coast to the Gulf of Thailand.-History:Chachoengsao or Paet Rio is a province in the Central region...

.

The important water resource are the Hanuman
Hanuman River
The Hanuman River originates in South San Kamphaeng Mountain Range, the Khao Yai National park. It begins at the confluence of many small tributaries at Tambon Samphan Ta, Na Di District, Prachin Buri Province. It flows southward and joins the Phra Prong River to become the Prachin Buri River in...

, Phra Prong
Phra Prong River
-Geography:The Phra Prong originates in the Sankamphaeng Range, a mountainous area between the districts Watthana Nakhon of Sa Kaeo, Lahan Sai of Buriram and Khon Buri of Nakhon Ratchasima....

 and Prachin Buri
Prachin Buri River
The Prachin Buri River begins at the confluence of the Phra Prong, Hanuman and Prachantakham rivers in Amphoe Kabin Buri, Prachin Buri province. It passes Amphoe Si Maha Phot, Mueang Prachinburi and Ban Sang....

 Rivers.

Highways


  • Highway 304 passes through Kabin Buri from Nonthaburi to Korat
    Korat
    Korats are a slate blue-grey shorthair domestic cat with a small to medium build and a low percentage of body fat. Their bodies are semi-cobby, and surprisingly heavy for their size. They are intelligent, playful, active cats and form strong bonds with people. Among Korats' distinguishing...

    .
  • Highway 33 passes through north side of Kabin Buri from Saraburi
    Saraburi
    Saraburi is a town in central Thailand, capital of the Saraburi Province. As of 2005, it has a population of 61,900, and covers the complete tambon Pak Phriao of the Mueang Saraburi district....

     to Aranyaprathet.
  • Highway 359 passes through the south side of the Amphoe connecting Highways 304 to Highway 33 and Highway 317.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 14 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...

), which are further subdivided into
192 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). There are three townships (thesaban tambon) - Kabin covers parts of tambon Kabin, Mueang Kao covers parts of tambon Mueang Kao and Kabin, and Sa Bua parts of tambon Lat Takhian. There are further 14 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

1. Kabin กบินทร์ 12 14,865
2. Mueang Kao เมืองเก่า 22 16,704
3. Wang Dan วังดาล 16 7,154
4. Nonsi นนทรี 16 7,746
5. Yan Ri ย่านรี 12 8,229
6. Wang Takhian วังตะเคียน 17 10,569
7. Hat Nang Kaeo หาดนางแก้ว 7 4,245
8. Lat Takhian ลาดตะเคียน 13 10,608
9. Ban Na บ้านนา 11 8,661
10. Bo Thong บ่อทอง 10 6,010
11. Nong Ki หนองกี่ 12 11,574
12. Na Khaem นาแขม 11 4,524
13. Khao Mai Kaeo เขาไม้แก้ว 11 8,481
14. Wang Tha Chang วังท่าช้าง 22 15,424

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