the elephant battle between King Naresuan the Great and the crown prince of Burma in 1592, which took place in Suphan Buri. The provincial tree is the ebony tree (Diospyros mollis), มะเกลือ. Administrative divisions Provincial government The province is divided into 10 districts (amphoes). The districts are further divided into 110 subdistricts (tambons) and 977 villages (mubans). Local government As of 26 November 2019 there are: one Suphan Buri Provincial Administration Organisation () and 45 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Suphan Buri and Song Phi Nong have town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 43 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 81 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon). Health Suphan Buri's main hospital is Chao Phraya Yommarat Hospital, operated by the Ministry of Public Health. Transportation Rail Suphan Buri is at the end of a branch line of the State Railway of Thailand's Southern Line, officially terminating at Suphan Buri railway station. The branch meets the main line at Nong Pladuk Junction near Ban Pong. Roads Route 340 passes through Suphan Buri, leading north to Chai Nat and south to Bang Bua Thong. Route 321 leads west and then south to Nakhon Pathom. Route 329 leads east to Bang Pahan. Route 3195 leads north-east to Ang Thong. Human achievement index 2017 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. References External links Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand Suphanburi provincial map, coat of arms and postal stamp Suphanburi New Build. The new twelve lakes Provinces of Thailand