Mueang Samut Prakan
เมืองสมุทรปราการ

Statistics
Province:	Samut Prakan
District office:	13°36′2″N, 100°35′48″E
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. Samut Prakan (Thai  ) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A geocode is a geographical code to identify a point or area at the surface of the earth. ... Postal codes are generally clearly visible outside local Australian post offices. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... An amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Samut Prakan (Thai  ) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

Tourist attractions

Sangphet Prasat Throne Hall in Mueang Boran

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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. Ancient City is a park spreading over 200 acres in the shape of Thailand. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 2004 films ...

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.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon). The city (thesaban nakhon) Samut Prakan covers the whole tambon Pak Nam. 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. Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ... Thesaban (Thai: ) are the municipalities in Thailand. ... Thesaban (Thai: ) are the municipalities in Thailand. ...

The missing geocodes in the table are the tambon which were split off at the creation of Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi. For the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. ... Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi is a district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ...

External Links

[Amphoe Muang Samutprakan] Satellite image from PointAsia.com

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Amphoe:	Mueang Samut Prakan - Bang Bo - Bang Phli - Phra Pradaeng - Phra Samut Chedi
King Amphoe:	Bang Sao Thong