Sing Buri province#Etymology

The word sing originates from Sanskrit singh meaning 'lion' and buri, from Sanskrit puri meaning buri mueang 'fortified city' or 'town'. Hence the literal translation is 'lion city', sharing the same root as Singapore.

Sing Buri is located on the flat river plain of the Chao Phraya River valley. Eighty percent of the areas are wide flat areas, of which the soil is suitable for agriculture. There are a small number of slopes in swamps of different sizes. The highest average height of the area is 17 meter above sea level. Floods will occur during the rainy season. The total forest area is {{convert|0.4|km²|abbr=on}} or 0.5 per mille of provincial area.{{cite web |url=https://www.forest.go.th |title=ตารางที่ 2 พี้นที่ป่าไม้ แยกรายจังหวัด พ.ศ.2562 |year=2019 |department=Royal Forest Department |language=Thai |trans-title=Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019 |access-date=6 April 2021 |postscript=, information, Forest statistics Year 2019}}

Sing Buri province has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification category Aw). Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until May. The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Climate statistics: the maximum temperature is 41.4 °C (106.5 °F) in April and the lowest temperature is 10.2 °C (50.4 °F) in December. The highest average temperature is 36.8 °C (98.2 °F) and the minimum average temperature is 20.6 °C (69.1 °F). Annual average rainfall is 1,125 millimeters with mean rainy days is 17.6 in September. Maximum daily rainfall is 203.4 millimeters in October.{{cite web |url=http://www.climate.tmd.go.th/content/file/75 |title=Climatological Data for the Period 1981-2010 |publisher=Thai Meteorological Department |page=15 |access-date=22 December 2019 |postscript=, station Lopburi is at 30 km distance from Sing Buri}}

The area of Sing Buri held an important position in early Thai history from the Dvaravati period down to the Ayutthaya period. The city was originally on the banks of the Chaksi River. The first relocation was to the west of the Noi River (south of Sing Sutthara Temple) and later moved to Pak Bang Krathong, Ton Pho subdistrict. In 1869 the districts In Buri, Phrom Buri and Sing Buri were merged. In 1895 the three districts came under control of Krung Kao province ("Old capital"), monthon Krung Kao. In 1896 the city was moved to its final destination in Bang Phutsa subdistrict. In 1917 Mueang district changed its name to Bang Phutsa district.{{cite journal |date=29 April 1917 |title=ประกาศเรืองเปลียนชืออาเภอ |trans-title=Announcement of changed district names |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2011 |access-date=15 November 2019 |journal=Royal Thai Government Gazette |volume=34 |pages=40–68 |postscript=, page 42}} In 1938 the government changed the name of the capital district to be the same as the name of the province. So Bang Phutsa district uses the name Mueang Sing Buri until today. In 1939 Sing district was renamed Bang Rachan district.{{cite journal |date=17 April 1939 |title=พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ |trans-title=Royal Decree Change name of Amphoe, King amphoe and Tambon village, Buddhist Era 2482 (1939) |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219071714/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 19, 2009 |access-date=22 December 2019 |journal=Royal Thai Government Gazette |volume=56 |pages=354–363 |postscript=, page 362}}

File:Seal Sing Buri (original design, 1940).png

The provincial seal presents the history of Khai Bang Rachan. When the Burmese attacked Ayutthaya in 1765, 11 leaders with villagers from Bang Rachan 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 4 February a ceremony is held in remembrance of these local heroes. This story was also made into a movie in Thailand.

• Old seal was created in 1940, shows the fort Khai Bang Rachan.
• New seal was adopted in 2004, shows the eleven leaders who fought the Burmese.{{Cite web | title=Not Found}}

The provincial tree is the Red Sandalwood Tree (Adenanthera pavonina). Pla chon mae la (Mae la snakehead fish) is the native snakehead fish variety that originated in the Lam Mae La, an {{convert|18|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} long branch of the Chao Phraya River that flows through the three districts of Sing buri. This type of snakehead is an ingredient that can be used in a variety of dishes, both savory and sweet. It is the provincial good stuff and souvenir. Therefore, the aquatic life of Sing Buri is the snakehead fish (Channa strita).

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The province is divided into six districts (amphoes). The districts are further subdivided into 45 subdistricts (tambons) and 364 villages (mubans).

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1. Mueang Sing Buri
2. Bang Rachan
3. Khai Bang Rachan
4. Phrom Buri
5. Tha Chang
6. In Buri

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As of 26 November 2019 there are:{{cite web |url=http://www.dla.go.th/work/abt/province.jsp |title=Number of local government organizations by province |date=26 November 2019 |website=dla.go.th |publisher=Department of Local Administration (DLA) |access-date=10 December 2019 | quote=65 Sing Buri: 1 PAO, 2 Town mun., 6 Subdistrict mun., 33 SAO.}} one Sing Buri Provincial Administration Organisation ({{lang|th-Latn|ongkan borihan suan changwat}}) and 8 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Sing Buri and Bang Rachan have town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 6 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 33 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).

Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.

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• MR Kukrit Pramoj (1911–1995), politician, author, newspaper editor, scholar, performer
• Chai Mueangsing (born 1939), luk tung singer
• Chamoy Thipyaso (born 1940), financial crime
• Thanis Sriklindee (born 1951), musician
• Nirun Boonyarattaphan (born 1955), voice actor, TV host
• Santisuk Promsiri (born 1963), actor, TV host
• Kraison Panjaroen (born 1986), footballer
• Phupoom Pongpanu (born 1991), actor
• Aniporn Chalermburanawong (born 1994), beauty pageant, actress
• Milin Dokthian (born 1996), teen idol, singer

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• {{Wikivoyage-inline|Sing Buri}}

• [http://www.singburi.go.th Website of province] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205224210/http://www.singburi.go.th/ |date=2006-12-05 }} (Thai)
• [http://www.thailex.info/THAILEX/THAILEXENG/LEXICON/Copy%20of%20Singburi.htm Singburi provincial map, coat of arms and postal stamp] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006062013/http://www.thailex.info/THAILEX/THAILEXENG/LEXICON/Copy%20of%20Singburi.htm |date=October 6, 2010 }}

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| North = Nakhon Sawan province

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| South = Ang Thong province

| Southwest = Suphanburi province

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| Northwest = Chainat province

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