Amphoe Mueang Samut Sakhon

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Mueang Samut Sakhon
เมืองสมุทรสาคร
Statistics
Province: Samut Sakhon
District office: 13°32′54″N, 100°16′24″E
Area: 492.04 km²
Inhabitants: 222,747 (2005)
Pop. density: 453 inh./km²
Geocode: 7401
Postal code: 74000
Map
Map of Samut Sakhon, Thailand highlighting Mueang Samut Sakhon

Mueang Samut Sakhon (Thai: เมืองสมุทรสาคร) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Samut Sakhon Province, central Thailand.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 18 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 115 villages (muban). Samut Sakhon itself has city status (thesaban nakhon). Bang Pla is a township (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal area is administrated by 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

1. Maha Chai มหาชัย 10. Tha Sai ท่าทราย
2. Tha Chalom ท่าฉลอม 11. Khok Krabue คอกกระบือ
3. Krok Krak โกรกกราก 12. Bang Nam Chuet บางน้ำจืด
4. Ban Bo บ้านบ่อ 13. Phanthai Norasing พันท้ายนรสิงห์
5. Bang Tho Rat บางโทรัด 14. Khok Kham โคกขาม
6. Kalong กาหลง 15. Ban Ko บ้านเกาะ
7. Na Khok นาโคก 16. Bang Krachao บางกระเจ้า
8. Tha Chin ท่าจีน 17. Bang Ya Phraek บางหญ้าแพรก
9. Na Di นาดี 18. Chai Mongkhon ชัยมงคล
 Map of tambon
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