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Encyclopedia > Samut Prakan
Mueang Samut Prakan
เมืองสมุทรปราการ
Statistics
Province: Samut Prakan
Area: 190.5 kmē
Inhabitants: 435,122 (2000)
Pop. density: 2,284 inh./kmē
Geocode: 1101
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Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan is the capital district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand.


Tourist attractions

The two major touristical attractions of the province are located in the capital district. In Tambon Bang Pu Mai is Muang Boran or Ancient City, a park which shows downscaled replicas of all major historical buildings of Thailand. Also very popular is the Crocodile Farm im Tambon Tai Ban.


Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 communes (tambon), including the city center of Samut Prakan in Tambon Paknam. The missing geocodes in the table are the tambon which were split off at the creation of Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi.

Nr. Name Thai name     
1. Paknam ปากน้ำ 12. Bang Pu บางปู
2. Samrong Nuea  สำโรงเหนือ  13. Bang Duan บางด้วน
3. Bang Mueang บางเมือง 14. Bang Mueang Mai  บางเมืองใหม่
4. Thai Ban ท้ายบ้าน 15. Thepharak เทพารักษ์
8. Bang Pu Mai บางปูใหม่ 16. Thai Ban Mai ท้ายบ้านใหม่ 
10. Phraek Sa แพรกษา 17. Phraek Sa Mai แพรกษาใหม่
11. Bang Prong บางโปรง



Amphoe of Samut Prakan
Amphoe: Mueang Samut Prakan - Bang Bo - Bang Phli - Phra Pradaeng - Phra Samut Chedi
King Amphoe: Bang Sao Thong edit  (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Amphoe_Samut_Prakan&action=edit)

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Samut Prakan City of Naval History and Mon Culture (1201 words)
Samut Prakan has countless tourist attractions such as historical sites, museums, old markets and indigenous lifestyles along the canals and shady orchards.
Phra Samut Chedi, a sacred stupa of Samut Prakan built by King Rama II (1809-1824), is over 180 years old.
If you would like to spend your time in Samut Prakan you may contact TAT Central Office Region 8 on tel: +66 (0) 3731 2282, fax: +66 (0) 3731 2286 or you can conveniently consult Alex Holiday.
Samut Sakhon Province in Central Thailand (985 words)
Neighbouring Provinces: Nakhon Pathom to the north, Bangkok to the east, Ratchaburi and Samut Songkhram to the west, Gulf of Thailand to the south.
Samut Sakhon is 28 kms west of Bangkok.
Samut Sakhon was formerly called "Tha Chin" probably because, in the old days, it had been a trading port dealing with a vast number of Chinese junks.
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