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Encyclopedia > Samut Prakan province
Samut Prakan
สมุทรปราการ
Statistics
Capital: Samut Prakan
Area: 1,004.1 km²
Ranked 70th
Inhabitants: 1,028,401 (2000)
Ranked 18th
Pop. density: 1024 inh./km²
Ranked 3rd
ISO 3166-2: TH-11
Governor: Sukhumrat Saribut
(since 2005)
Map
Map of Thailand highlighting Samut Prakan Province}

Samut Prakan (Thai สมุทรปราการ (help· info)) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are in the west and north Bangkok and Chachoengsao to the east. Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan is the capital district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their area. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their total population. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their population density, based upon the census of 2000. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Map of Thailand highlighting the Samut Prakan province File links The following pages link to this file: Samut Prakan Province Categories: GFDL images ... Image File history File links Th-Samut_Prakan. ... Thailand is divided into 76 provinces (Thai: จังหวัด, changwat, singular and plural), which are grouped into 5 groups of provinces - sometimes the East and Central are grouped together. ... The Bangkok Skytrain at sunset on Thanon Narathiwat Ratcha Nakharin with Empire Tower at the back. ... Chachoengsao (Thai ฉะเชิงเทรา) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ...


Suvarnabhumi Airport (or also called (New) Bangkok International Airport) is located in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province. Suvarnabhumi Airport (IATA: NBK, ICAO: VTBS) (Thai: ), also New Bangkok International Airport (NBIA) or Second Bangkok International Airport (SBIA) is the long-delayed new international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand. ... Amphoe Bang Phli is a district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ...

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History

The province was created during the Ayutthaya period, with its administrative center located at Prapadaeng. It was the sea port of Siam, and was secured with forts, town moats and town-walls. King Rama II starting the building of the new center at Samut Prakan in 1819, after his predecessor King Taksin had disbanded the town fortification. Altogether six forts were built on both sides of the Chao Phraya river, and on an island in the river the pagoda Phra Samut Chedi was erected. Of the original six forts only two still exist today, Phi Sua Samut and Phra Chulachomklao. The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a Thai kingdom that existed from the 1350 to 1767. ... Phuttaloetla Nabhalai, Rama II, now known as Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (February 26, 1766–July 21, 1824), was the son of King Rama I. His reign as King of Siam (1809–1824) brought in a renaissance of Thai arts and culture, especially in literature. ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Statue in Wat Welurachin, Thonburi Taksin the Great (Thai: ตากสินมหาราช; 鄭昭; pinyin: Zhèng Chāo; April 17, 1734 - April 7, 1782) was king of Thailand from 1767-1782. ... A pagoda at Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, and other parts of Asia. ...


By the way, the word samut means sea and prakan means fortress.

The giant three-headed statue of the elephant god Erawan is in Samut Prakan.
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The giant three-headed statue of the elephant god Erawan is in Samut Prakan.

Image File history File links Erawanmuseum2003. ... Image File history File links Erawanmuseum2003. ... Erawan Museum, Bangkok Erawan (Thai: เอราวัณ) is the Thai name of the mythological elephant Airavata. ...

Geography

Samut Prakan is located at the mouth of the Chao Phraya river to the Gulf of Thailand. Thus the province is also sometimes called Pak Nam (ปากน้ำ), the Thai word for the mouth of a river. The part of the province located on the western side of the river consist mostly of rice and prawn fields as well as mangrove forests, while the east part is the urban center - including industrial factories. It is part of the Bangkok metropolis, the urbanization on both sides of the provincial boundary is identical. The province has a coastline of approximately 47.2 kilometer. A view of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok The Chao Phraya (Thai แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา) is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. ... The Gulf of Thailand is a gulf located in the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean), surrounded by the countries Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice refers to two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeastern Asia and to Africa, which together provide more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans[1]. (The term wild rice can refer to wild... Superfamilies Penaeoidea Aristeidae Benthesicymidae Penaeidae Sicyoniidae Solenoceridae Sergestoidea Luciferidae Sergestidae Prawns are edible, shrimp-like crustaceans, belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata [1]. They are distinguished from the superficially similar shrimp by the gill structure which is branching in prawns (hence the name, dendro=tree; branchia=gill), but is lamellar... Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal. ...


Places

  • Bang Pu Nature Reserve, about 12 km east of the town center, has a big bird population. Especially during the winter the Sakdi pier at Bang Pu is very popular for Thai people feeding the wintering seagulls. The park is run jointly by the Royal Thai Army and the Thai WWF, and was officially established at the 72nd birthday of Queen Sirikit in 2004.
  • The HTMS Maeklong, a former Royal Thai Navy ship is moored in concrete at Chulachomklao Fort at the mouth of the Chao Phraya in Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi.
  • Two major tourist attractions of the province are located in Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan, the capital district: Mueang Boran or Ancient City, a park that features downscaled replicas of all major historical buildings of Thailand; and the Crocodile Farm.
  • Besides being the home of Suvarnabhumi Airport, Amphoe Bang Phli is famous for the annual Lotus Flower (Rap Bua) festival, which usually takes place on the full moon in October.

Seagull or Seagulls may refer to: Gull, a family of seabird, members of which are often called seagulls. ... The Royal Thai Army is the army of Thailand. ... WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly the World Wildlife Fund, which is still used by WWF-US and WWF-Canada) is a global environment conservation, research, environmental advocacy and restoration organization. ... Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand, with her husband, King Rama IX Her Majesty Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara (born August 12, 1932), better known as Queen Sirikit of Thailand, is the wife and Queen Consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama IX of Thailand. ... HTMS Maeklong (Thai: ร.ล. แม่กลอง) was a Royal Thai Navy escort vessel (classified also as a corvette or sloop) and training ship, built at the Uraga Dock in Yokosuka, Japan. ... Thai Navy ensign Thai Navy jack The Royal Thai Navy is the navy of Thailand and was established in the late 1800s. ... Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi is a district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ... Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan is the capital district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ... Bangkok International Airport (or also Don Muang International Airport) (Thai ท่าอากาศยานกรุงเทพ, also Don Mueang, Thai ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง) is an airport in Bangkok, Thailand (, ). The airport was officially opened on March 27th 1914, although the field had been in use earlier. ... Amphoe Bang Phli is a district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ...

Symbols

Seal of the province The provincial seal shows the temple Phra Samut Chedi, the most important site of Buddhist worship in the province.

Provincial tree is Thespesia populnea . Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Binomial name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol ex Correa The Portia tree (Thespesia populnea; Family Malvaceae) is a small tree or arborescent shrub 5-10 (-20) m high that is pantropical in littoral environments, although probably native only to the Old World. ...

Administrative divisions

Map of Samut Prakan with the provinces numbered

The province is subdivided into 5 districts (Amphoe) and one minor districts (King Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 50 communes (tambon) and 396 villages. For the national elections the province is divided into 7 voting districts. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ... Politics of Thailand Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Thailand ...

Amphoe King Amphoe
  1. Mueang Samut Prakan
  2. Bang Bo
  3. Bang Phli
  1. Phra Pradaeng
  2. Phra Samut Chedi
  1. Bang Sao Thong

Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan is the capital district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ... Amphoe Bang Bo is a district of Thailand. ... Amphoe Bang Phli is a district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ... Amphoe Phra Pradaeng is a district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ... Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi is a district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ... King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong is a subdistrict of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ...

External links

  • Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand
  • paknam.com - created by Sriwittayapaknam School
  • Official site of the province (Thai only)
Provinces of Thailand Flag of Thailand
Capital: Bangkok
North: Chiang Mai | Chiang Rai | Kamphaeng Phet | Lampang | Lamphun | Mae Hong Son | Nakhon Sawan | Nan | Phayao | Phetchabun | Phichit | Phitsanulok | Phrae | Sukhothai | Tak | Uthai Thani | Uttaradit
North-East: Amnat Charoen | Buri Ram | Chaiyaphum | Kalasin | Khon Kaen | Loei | Maha Sarakham | Mukdahan | Nakhon Phanom | Nakhon Ratchasima | Nong Bua Lamphu | Nong Khai | Roi Et | Sakon Nakhon | Si Sa Ket | Surin | Ubon Ratchathani | Udon Thani | Yasothon
Central: Ang Thong | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | Chachoengsao | Chai Nat | Kanchanaburi | Lop Buri | Nakhon Nayok | Nakhon Pathom | Nonthaburi | Pathum Thani | Phetchaburi | Prachuap Khiri Khan | Ratchaburi | Samut Prakan | Samut Sakhon | Samut Songkhram | Saraburi | Sing Buri | Suphan Buri
South: Chumphon | Krabi | Nakhon Si Thammarat | Narathiwat | Pattani | Phang Nga | Phatthalung | Phuket | Ranong | Satun | Songkhla | Surat Thani | Trang | Yala
East: Chanthaburi | Chon Buri | Prachin Buri | Rayong | Sa Kaeo | Trat

  Results from FactBites:
 
Samut Prakan: A Virtual Tour of a Thai City (275 words)
Samut Prakan Province is at the far end of the Chao Phraya River, where it empties out into the Gulf of Thailand.
To the south is the sea and the east Chachoeng Sao Province.
Samut Prakan was built between 1620-1628 in the Ayuttaya era.
Samut Prakan Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (534 words)
Neighboring provinces are in the west and north Bangkok and Chachoengsao to the east.
Samut Prakan is located at the mouth of the Chao Phraya river to the Gulf of Thailand.
The part of the province located on the western side of the river consist mostly of rice and prawn fields as well as mangrove forests, while the east part is the urban center - including industrial factories.
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