Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan
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| Province: | Samut Prakan |
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| Area: | 190.5 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 460,141 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 2,415 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 1101 |
| Postal code: | 10270 |
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Mueang Samut Prakan is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand.
[edit] Tourist attractions
There are now 3 major tourist attractions of the province are located in the capital district.
In Tambon Bang Pu Mai is Mueang Boran or Ancient City, a park that features downscaled replicas of all major historical buildings of Thailand. It was used as a set for some scenes in the film Two Brothers.
There is also the Erawan Museum which is a large sculpture of the 3 headed elephant. Inside is a museum that features 4 pillars depicting the major religions of the world, various theistic themes and sculptures made using pottery.
The other popular tourist draw is the Crocodile Farm in Tambon Tai Ban.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 13 communes (tambon). The city (thesaban nakhon) Samut Prakan covers the whole tambon Paknam. There are 5 townships (thesaban tambon) - Dan Sam Rong covers parts of tambon Samrong Nuea, Samrong Nuea covers further parts of tambon Samron Nuea and parts of Bang Mueang Mai and Thepharak. Bang Mueang covers parts of tambon Bang Mueang, Bang Mueang Mai and Thepharak. Bang Pu covers the whole tambon Bang Pu, Bang Pu Mai, Thai Ban and Thai Ban Mai; Phraek Sa covers parts of tambon Phraek Sa and Phraek Sa Mai. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Paknam | ปากน้ำ | - | 57,046 | |
| 2. | Samrong Nuea | สำโรงเหนือ | 10 | 72,666 | |
| 3. | Bang Mueang | บางเมือง | 10 | 54,319 | |
| 4. | Thai Ban | ท้ายบ้าน | 11 | 24,652 | |
| 8. | Bang Pu Mai | บางปูใหม่ | 10 | 36,842 | |
| 10. | Phraek Sa | แพรกษา | 8 | 27,969 | |
| 11. | Bang Prong | บางโปรง | 4 | 8,822 | |
| 12. | Bang Pu | บางปู | 4 | 7,037 | |
| 13. | Bang Duan | บางด้วน | 8 | 8,744 | |
| 14. | Bang Mueang Mai | บางเมืองใหม่ | 11 | 49,314 | |
| 15. | Thepharak | เทพารักษ์ | 9 | 49,851 | |
| 16. | Thai Ban Mai | ท้ายบ้านใหม่ | 8 | 45,269 | |
| 17. | Phraek Sa Mai | แพรกษาใหม่ | 6 | 17,610 |
The missing geocodes in the table are the tambon which were split off at the creation of Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi.
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| Amphoe of Samut Prakan |  |
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Samut Prakan - Bang Bo - Bang Phli - Phra Pradaeng - Phra Samut Chedi | ||
| King Amphoe: | Bang Sao Thong | ||
