Wiset Chai Chan District

Wiset Chai Chan วิเศษชัยชาญ
Amphoe
Statue of Chaopraya Wiseschaicharn
Amphoe location in Ang Thong Province
Coordinates: 14°35′40″N 100°20′19″E / 14.59444°N 100.33861°E / 14.59444; 100.33861Coordinates: 14°35′40″N 100°20′19″E / 14.59444°N 100.33861°E / 14.59444; 100.33861
Country	Thailand
Province	Ang Thong
Area
• Total	224.7 km2 (86.8 sq mi)
Population (2000)
• Total	65,298
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	14110
Geocode	1506

Wiset Chai Chan (Thai: วิเศษชัยชาญ) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Ang Thong Province, central Thailand.

History

When King Naresuan the Great defeated the Burmese troops at Don Chedi, he led his troops pass by Tambon Phai Cham Sin. He saw the strategic use of the area with the Noi River as a natural obstacle for the Burmese troops. Thus he established Mueang Wiset Chai Chan there.

In Rattanakosin era, the Noi river had become shallow and was no longer convenient for water transportation. The government thus moved the central tambon of the Mueang to Bang Kaeo, on the Chao Phraya river bank and called the new area Ang Thong. At the same time, they downgraded the district to be Phai Cham Sin district. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) ordered to rename the district back to its historical name Wiset Chai Chan. In 1979 the office district was moved to beside of the Pho Phraya-Tha Rua road in Tambon San Chao Rong Thong.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Samko, Pho Thong, Mueang Ang Thong and Pa Mok of Ang Thong Province, Phak Hai of Ayutthaya Province and Mueang Suphanburi and Si Prachan of Suphanburi Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 15 subdistricts (tambon). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) within the district - San Chao Rong Thong covers parts of the tambon San Chao Rong Thong and Phai Cham Sin, and Bang Chak covers parts of the tambon Bang Chak, Khlong Khanak and Si Roi.

Sites

1. Statue of Chaopraya Wiseschaicharn (Dok and Thongkaew)