Ang Thong is a small province on the
bank of the Chao Phraya
River. The former settlement is at Wiset Chai Chan on the bank of
the Noi River. It was an essential frontier outpost of Ayutthaya
when fighting with the Burmese. The majority of the people was later
moved to a new site on the left bank of the Chao Phraya River during
the Thon Buri period.
Ang Thong is located 108 kilometres north of Bangkok. It occupies
an area of 968 square kilometres and is administratively divided
into seven districts (Amphoes): Mueang Ang Thong, Chaiyo, Pa Mok,
Pho Thong, Sawaeng Ha, Wiset Chai Chan and Samko.
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