Kamphaeng Saen District

Kamphaeng Saen
กำแพงแสน
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Nakhon Pathom Province
Coordinates: 13°59′2″N 99°59′38″E / 13.98389°N 99.99389°E / 13.98389; 99.99389Coordinates: 13°59′2″N 99°59′38″E / 13.98389°N 99.99389°E / 13.98389; 99.99389
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Pathom
Area
  Total 405.019 km2 (156.379 sq mi)
Population (2000)
  Total 124,715
  Density 307.9/km2 (797/sq mi)
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code 73140
Geocode 7302
Kamphaeng Saen station

Kamphaeng Saen (Thai: กำแพงแสน; IPA: [kām.pʰɛ̄ːŋ sɛ̌ːn]) is the northwesternmost district (amphoe) of Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand.

History

Kamphaeng Saen was a moated center of Dvaravati culture, dating from 410-870 CE, with the foundation of a Buddhist stupa identified.[1]:304

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Song Phi Nong of Suphanburi Province, Bang Len, Don Tum and Mueang Nakhon Pathom of Nakhon Pathom Province, Ban Pong of Ratchaburi Province, and Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi Province.

Kasetsart University's Kamphaeng Saen campus is in this district.

Administration

The district is divided into 15 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 202 villages (muban). Kamphaeng Saen is also a township (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of the tambon Kamphaeng Saen and Thung Kraphang Hom.

1.Thung Kraphang Homทุ่งกระพังโหม
2.Kratipกระตีบ
3.Thung Luk Nokทุ่งลูกนก
4.Huai Khwangห้วยขวาง
5.Thung Khwangทุ่งขวาง
6.Sa Si Mumสระสี่มุม
7.Thung Buaทุ่งบัว
8.Don Khoiดอนข่อย
9.Sa Phatthanaสระพัฒนา
10.Huai Mon Thongห้วยหมอนทอง
11.Huai Muangห้วยม่วง
12.Kamphaeng Saenกำแพงแสน
13.Rang Phikunรางพิกุล
14.Nong Krathumหนองกระทุ่ม
15.Wang Nam Khiaoวังน้ำเขียว

Reference

  1. Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ISBN 9786167339443
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