The Monthon

Monthon

A monthon |]], literally "circle") was a country subdivision of Thailand in the beginning of the 20th century. The Thai word 'monthon' is a translation of the word Mandala. These were created as a part of the thesaphiban bureaucratic administrative system, introduced by Prince Damrong Rajanubhab...

 Surat was an administrative subdivision of 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...

 in the beginning of the 20th century. It covered the northeastern part of Southern Thailand

Southern Thailand

Southern Thailand is a distinct region of Thailand, connected with the Central region by the narrow Kra Isthmus.-Geography:Southern Thailand is located on the Malay Peninsula, with an area around 70,713 km², bounded to the north by Kra Isthmus as the narrowest part of the peninsula. The...

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History

The monthon was established in 1896, with its administration located in Chumphon

Chumphon

Chumphon is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Chumphon Province and the Mueang Chumphon district. The city is located about 463 kilometers away from Bangkok...

, containing the provinces Chumphon

Chumphon Province

Chumphon ) is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Thani and Ranong...

, Chaiya

Chaiya

Chaiya is a district and town in Surat Thani Province in southern Thailand. The town itself has a population of 13,133 , while the whole district has a population of 47,750.-Geography:...

, Kanchanadit and Lang Suan

Amphoe Lang Suan

-History:Lang Suan was originally a Mueang reporting directly to Bangkok. During the thesaphiban reforms at the end of the 19th century it was put under Monthon Chumphon...

. Kanchanadit was merged into Chaiya in 1899. In 1905 the monthon court was moved to the town Bandon. When the province Chaiya was renamed to Surat Thani in 1915, the monthon was subsequently renamed to Surat. In 1926 it was incorporated into the Monthon Nakhon Si Thammarat

Monthon Nakhon Si Thammarat

The Monthon Nakhon Si Thammarat was an administrative subdivision of Thailand in the early 20th century. It covered the eastern part of Southern Thailand.-History:...

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List of commissioners

• 1896-1901 Phraya Damrong Sutcharit (Khosimkong na Ranong)
• 1901-1905 Phraya Worasit Sewiwat (Taihak Phatthranawik)
• 1905-1913 Phraya Mahiban Borirak (Sawat Phumirat)
• 1913-1925(?) Phraya Borirak Phuthon (Phloi na Nakhon)