Chaiyo district

{{distinguish|Chaiya district}} {{single source|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Chaiyo | native_name = ไชโย | native_name_lang = th | settlement_type = District | image_skyline = {{multiple image | total_width = 300 | border = infobox | perrow = 2/2 | caption_align = center | image1 = Ang Thong - Chaiyo (2024) - Phra Maha Buddha Phim พระมหาพุทธพิมพ์ วัดไชโย - img 01.jpg | caption1 = Big Buddha of {{ill|Wat Chaiyo Worawihan|th|วัดไชโยวรวิหาร}} | image2 = Ang Thong - Chaiyo (2024) - Wat Ban Pa วัดบ้านป่า ไชโย 02.jpg | caption2 = {{ill|Wat Ban Pa, Chaiyo|th|วัดบ้านป่า (จังหวัดอ่างทอง)}} | image3 = Ang Thong 2024 - Wat Sai Nikhro Tharam วัดไทรย์นิโคธาราม - img 09.jpg | caption3 = {{ill|Wat Sai Nikhotharam|th|วัดไทรย์นิโคธาราม}} | image4 = Ang Thong - Chaiyo 2024 - Wat Kamphaeng วัดกำแพง (อำเภอไชโย จังหวัดอ่างทอง) - img 09.jpg | caption4 = {{ill|Wat Kamphaeng, Chaiyo|th|วัดกำแพง (อำเภอไชโย)}} }} | image_map = Amphoe 1502.svg | map_caption = District location in Ang Thong province | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Thailand | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Ang Thong | subdivision_type2 = ''Tambon'' | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = ''Muban'' | subdivision_name3 = | seat_type = Seat | seat = | established_title = District established | established_date = | population_total = 22882 | population_as_of = 2005 | population_density_km2 = auto | area_total_km2 = 72.3 | leader_title = | leader_name = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 14140 | blank_name_sec1 = Geocode | blank_info_sec1 = 1502 | timezone = ICT | utc_offset = +7 | coordinates = {{coord|14|38|57|N|100|28|43|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}} | website = | footnotes = }} '''Chaiyo''' ({{Langx|th|ไชโย}}, {{IPA|th|t͡ɕʰāj.jōː|pron}}) is a district (''amphoe'') in the eastern part of Ang Thong province in Thailand.

==History== The name ''Ban Chaiyo'' dates back to when King Naresuan the Great and his brother, who later became King Ekathotsarot, defeated the King of Lan Na and Burmese soldiers in this area. The soldiers of Ayutthaya shouted ''Chaiyo'' (ไชโย, "hurrah") to celebrate.<ref name = angthong>{{cite web|url=http://kids-d.swu.ac.th/dspace/bitstream/123456789/1371/11/scan9.pdf|title=ไชโย ท้องที่ที่สมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราชชนะศึกพม่า|first=หวน|last=พินธุพันธ์}}</ref> It is unclear whether the name ''Chaiyo'' was given to the area (as ''Ban Chaiyo''; Chaiyo village) or the prominent Buddhist temple {{ill|Wat Chaiyo Worawihan|th|วัดไชโยวรวิหาร|lt=Wat Chaiyo}} first, and which was subsequently named after which.<ref name = angthong />

In the past, Chaiyo was called Ban Makham. When it was officially promoted to a district, the government selected the name "Chaiyo" because of its storied past.<ref name = angthong />

==Geography== Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Phrom Buri of Sing Buri province, Tha Wung, and Mueang Lopburi of Lopburi province; Ban Phraek and Maha Rat of Ayutthaya province; and Mueang Ang Thong and Pho Thong of Ang Thong Province.

==Administration== The district is divided into nine sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 56 villages (''mubans''). There are two townships (''thesaban tambons'') in the district. Chorakhe Rong covers ''tambons'' Chorakhe Rong, Chaiyaphum, Lak Fa, Chawai, Tri Narong, and parts of Chaiyarit. ''Tambon'' Chaiyo is completely covered by the township Ket Chaiyo..

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! No. ! Name ! Thai name ! Villages ! Pop. |- |1.||Chorakhe Rong||จรเข้ร้อง||7||3,032 |- |2.||Chaiyaphum||ไชยภูมิ||8||3,476 |- |3.||Chaiyarit||ชัยฤทธิ์||6||3,178 |- |4.||Thewarat||เทวราช||7||2,028 |- |5.||Ratchasathit||ราชสถิตย์||7||2,288 |- |6.||Chaiyo||ไชโย||7||2,848 |- |7.||Lak Fa||หลักฟ้า||3||1,553 |- |8.||Chawai||ชะไว||3||2,989 |- |9.||Tri Narong||ตรีณรงค์||8||1,490 |}

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