Sing Buri Province
Sing Buri (
Thai สิงห์บุรี) is one of the central
provinces (
changwat) of
Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise)
Nakhon Sawan,
Lop Buri,
Ang Thong,
Suphan Buri and
Chai Nat.
Sing Buri is located in the flat river plain of the
Chao Phraya river valley.
The area of Singburi hold an important position in early Thai history since Dvaravati period down to Ayudhaya 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.
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Seal of the province |
|The provincial seal shows the fort of Khai Bangrachan, a historical monument. When the
Burmese attacked Ayutthaya in
1765, eleven villagers from
Bangrachan fought the army when it stopped north of Ayutthaya. They managed to delay them for five months before they were finally defeated, soon thereafter Ayutthaya fell as well. Annually on
February 4 a ceremony is held in remembrance of these local heroes. This story was also made into a movie in Thailand.
Provincial tree is the
Red Sandalwood Tree (
Adenanthera pavonina).
