Chan Sen, also written as Chansen ( th, จันเสน, ) is a ''
tambon
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'' (subdistrict) in
Takhli District,
Nakhon Sawan Province, upper
central Thailand
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.
History
Chan Sen's history dates back more than 2,000–3,000 years and is considered an ancient town in the late
Iron Age
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and continued until the early
Dvaravati period, contemporary with
Funan
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in present-day Vietnam and
Suphan Buri
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's
U Thong
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. This is confirmed by the discovery of human skeletons, fragments of pottery, stone axes and iron tools on Khao Chong Khae Hill in the area and at Ban Mai Chaimongkol Village in its district as well as the neighbouring areas.
The condition of the ancient town of Chan Sen was first discovered from aerial photographs in 1966 by Thai architect and
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.
In addition, Chan Sen used to be an important trading route in the
Lop Buri–
Pasak basin.
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Geography
It is a southern part of the district, about from downtown Takhli. The topography can be divided into two main parts: non-irrigated area, an upland; and irrigated area which is a lowland.
The area is bounded by other subdistricts (from the north clockwise): Huai Hom in its district, Lat Thippharot
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* Lat, Rasht, village in Gilan Province, Iran
* Lat, Mazandaran, village in Iran
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in its district and Sai Huai Kaeo
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with Phai Yai Phai can refer to:
*Phai people, an ethnic group in Thailand and Laos
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in Ban Mi District of Lop Buri Province, Thong En
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in In Buri District of Sing Buri Province
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Toponymy
The word ''sing'' ...
, Soi Thong
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Overview
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, Phrom Nimit
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, and Chong Khae
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* Chong (surname), the romanization of several Chinese and Korean surnames
* Chong or Pear people of Thailand and Cambodia
** Chong language
* Chong or Limbu people of eastern Nepal, Bhutan, and northeastern India
* ancient Chi ...
in its district, respectively.
Chan Sen has a total area of 35,634 rai or approximately 64.178 km2.
Administration
Central administration
The entire area is governed by the Subdistrict Administrative Organization
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Chan Sen (SAO Chan Sen).
Local administration
It was also divided into 10 ''muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as ' hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative m ...
'' (village)
Population
Chan Sen has a total population of 6,259 in 1,627 households.
Places
*Wat Chan Sen
A wat ( km, វត្ត, ; lo, ວັດ, ; th, วัด, ; khb, 「ᩅᨯ᩠ᨰ」(waD+Dha); nod, 「ᩅ᩠ᨯ᩶」 （w+Da2)) is a type of Buddhist temple and Hindu temple in Cambodia, Laos, East Shan State, Yunnan, the Southern Provi ...
* Chan Sen Museum
*Chan Sen Ancient Town
Chan may refer to:
Places
*Chan (commune), Cambodia
*Chan Lake, by Chan Lake Territorial Park in Northwest Territories, Canada
People
*Chan (surname), romanization of various Chinese surnames (including 陳, 曾, 詹, 戰, and 田)
*Chan Caldwel ...
* Chansen railway station
Notes
External links
* {{Official website, 1=https://www.chansen.go.th/frontpage
category:Tambon of Nakhon Sawan Province
category:Historic districts in Thailand