Mueang Samut Sakhon District

Mueang Samut Sakhon
เมืองสมุทรสาคร
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Samut Sakhon Province
Coordinates: 13°32′54″N 100°16′24″E / 13.54833°N 100.27333°E / 13.54833; 100.27333Coordinates: 13°32′54″N 100°16′24″E / 13.54833°N 100.27333°E / 13.54833; 100.27333
Country  Thailand
Province Samut Sakhon
Area
  Total 492.04 km2 (189.98 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 278,925
  Density 566.87/km2 (1,468.2/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 74000
Geocode 7401

Mueang Samut Sakhon (Thai: เมืองสมุทรสาคร, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ sā.mùt sǎː.kʰɔ̄ːn]) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Samut Sakhon Province, central Thailand.

History

Mueang Tha Chin name was firstly found in Ayutthaya law that refer to the governor position, Phra Samut Sakhon. The city was managed into the southern cities group that controlled by the Defence ministry. King Mahachakkraphat ordered to establish Mueang Sakhon Buri. King Mongkut (Rama IV) changed the city name to be Samut Sakhon. In 1897 Mueang Samut Sakhon was changed status to be Mueang Samut Sakhon district.

Local Thai people always calls Mueang Samut Sakhon district in the name Maha Chai.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Mueang Samut Songkhram of Samut Songkhram Province, Ban Phaeo and Krathum Baen of Samut Sakhon Province, and Bang Bon and Bang Khun Thian of Bangkok. To the south is the Bay of Bangkok.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 18 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 116 villages (muban). Samut Sakhon itself has city status (thesaban nakhon) and covers the three subdistricts Maha Chai, Tha Chalom and Krokkrak. Bang Pla is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the same-named subdistrict. Three other subdistricts completely form a subdistrict municipality - Na Di, Bang Ya Phraek and Tha Chin. The non-municipal area is administrated by 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.
1.Maha Chaiมหาชัย-40,250
2.Tha Chalomท่าฉลอม-9,865
3.Krokkrakโกรกกราก-5,262
4.Ban Boบ้านบ่อ97,708
5.Bang Tho Ratบางโทรัด108,024
6.Kalongกาหลง84,980
7.Na Khokนาโคก63,743
8.Tha Chinท่าจีน79,958
9.Na Diนาดี919,667
10.Tha Saiท่าทราย824,833
11.Khok Krabueคอกกระบือ69,056
12.Bang Nam Chuetบางน้ำจืด611,719
13.Phanthai Norasingพันท้ายนรสิงห์815,846
14.Khok Khamโคกขาม1017,967
15.Ban Koบ้านเกาะ813,029
16.Bang Krachaoบางกระเจ้า98,185
17.Bang Ya Phraekบางหญ้าแพรก623,031
18.Chai Mongkhonชัยมงคล63,922

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