Don Kamyan (Thai: ดอนกำยาน, pronounced [dɔ̄ːn kām.jāːn]) is a tambon (subdistrict) of Mueang Suphan Buri district, capital district of Suphan Buri province.
Don Kamyan
ดอนกำยาน | |
|---|---|
  Don Kamyan | |
| Coordinates: 14°27′38.3″N 100°04′43.9″E / 14.460639°N 100.078861°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Suphan Buri |
| Amphoe | Mueang Suphan Buri |
| Named for | Frankincense ivy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Apisak Joradoln |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.213 km2 (11.665 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Thailand) |
| Postal code | 72000 |
| Website | http://www.donkumyan.go.th/th/ |
History and toponymy
editThe name "Don Kamyan" literally translated as "upland of frankincenses." Because the area of Suphan Buri in the past was a flood plain. There are some parts that are upland. Don Kamyan is an upland area of about 300 rais (118 acres) that does not reach the flood. There were many frankincense plants. Hence the name "Kok Kamyan" (โคกกำยาน, pronounced [kʰôːk.kām.jāːn], lit "mound of frankincenses").
Later, when the status was raised to a subdistrict therefore changed its name to "Don Kamyan" as it is today.[1]
Geography
editMost of the areas are plains and some parts are upland. Khlong Don Kamyan canal flowing through the area in the north–south direction. There is an irrigation canal as an important local water resource.[1]
It borders Ban Pho in its district to the north, Rua Yai and Thap Ti Lek in its district to the east, Ban Sakae Yang Mu of Makham Lom in Bang Pla Ma district to the south, and Don Pho Thong in its district to the west.
Don Kamyan is about 6 km (3.7 mi) west of downtown Suphan Buri.
Administration
editCentral administration
editThe entire area is under the administration of Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) Don Kamyan.
Local administration
editDon Kamyan was also divided into nine administrative mubans (villages).
| No. | Name | Thai |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ban U Ya | บ้านอู่ยา |
| 2. | Ban Bang Pla Mo | บ้านบางปลาหมอ |
| 3. | Ban Sala Daeng | บ้านศาลาแดง |
| 4. | Ban Wang Phranon | บ้านวังพระนอน |
| 5. | Ban Sam Nak | บ้านสามนาค |
| 6. | Ban Pan Tamlueng | บ้านพันตำลึง |
| 7. | Ban Don Kum | บ้านดอนกุ่ม |
| 8. | Ban Khlong Panieng | บ้านคลองพะเนียง |
| 9. | Ban Lang Pratunam | บ้านหลังประตูน้ำ |
Economy
editDon Kamyan has an important local product, namely dried snakeskin gourami. A breed of snakeskin gourami that are raised in present-day Samut Prakan's Bang Bo including Samut Sakhon's Ban Phaeo. Their ancestors are the Don Kamyan snakeskin gourami strain.[2]
Places
edit- Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium
- Wat Wang Phra Non Temple
- Wat Bang Pla Mo Temple[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "ข้อมูลขององค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดอนกำยาน" [Information of Don Kamyan Subdistrict Administrative Organization] (PDF). Donkumyan.go.th (in Thai).
- ^ "ปลาสลิดดอนกำยาน" [Dom Kamyan snakeskin gourami]. Suphan.biz (in Thai).
- ^ "ดอนกำยาน" [Don Kamyan]. Google Maps (in Thai).