Mueang Samut Sakhon District

Mueang Samut Sakhon (Thai: เมืองสมุทรสาคร, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ sā.mùt sǎː.kʰɔ̄ːn]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Samut Sakhon Province, central Thailand.

Mueang Samut Sakhon

เมืองสมุทรสาคร
District
Ban Kalong Halt on the Maeklong line, Tambon Kalong, Mueang Samut Sakhon District
District location in Samut Sakhon Province
Coordinates: 13°32′54″N 100°16′24″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceSamut Sakhon
Area
 • Total492.04 km2 (189.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total293,723
 • Density596.94/km2 (1,546.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code74000
Geocode7401

History

Mueang Tha Chin dates back to the Ayutthaya Kingdom. The city was managed by the Defence ministry. King Maha Chakkraphat ordered Mueang Sakhon Buri to be established. King Mongkut (Rama IV) changed the city name to Samut Sakhon. In 1897 Mueang Samut Sakhon a district.

Locals still refer to Mueang Samut Sakhon District by its old name, Mahachai.

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.

Environment

Samut Sakhon Province has more than 6,000 small- and medium-sized factories, many of them in this district. Soil and water samples from the industrial area of Mueang District were found to be contaminated with high levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium, chromium, zinc, copper, and nickel. High levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPS), byproducts of industrial processes, were present in eggs from free-range chickens. An egg tested by researchers was found to have 84 nanograms per kilogram of dioxins and furans, a level 33 times higher than the safety limit observed by the European Union.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into 18 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 116 villages (mubans). Samut Sakhon itself has city status (thesaban nakhon) and covers the three subdistricts Maha Chai, Tha Chalom, and Krokkrak. Bang Pla is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the same-named subdistrict. Three other subdistricts completely form a subdistrict municipality: Na Di, Bang Ya Phraek and Tha Chin. The non-municipal area is administered by 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Tha Chin River Ferry. The Tha Chin River divides Mueang Samut Sakhon into two parts, Mahachai and Tha Chalom
Map of tambon
No. Name Thai Villages Pop.
01.Mahachaiมหาชัย-68,208
02.Tha Chalomท่าฉลอม-08,604
03.Krokkrakโกรกกราก-05,052
04.Ban Boบ้านบ่อ0908,661
05.Bang Tho Ratบางโทรัด1008,585
06.Kalongกาหลง0804,822
07.Na Khokนาโคก0603,750
08.Tha Chinท่าจีน07012,317
09.Na Diนาดี0926,654
10.Tha Saiท่าทราย0829,972
11.Khok Krabueคอกกระบือ0609,737
12.Bang Nam Chuetบางน้ำจืด0613,505
13.Phanthai Norasingพันท้ายนรสิงห์0829,059
14.Khok Khamโคกขาม1022,622
15.Ban Koบ้านเกาะ0810,237
16.Bang Krachaoบางกระเจ้า09010,849
17.Bang Ya Phraekบางหญ้าแพรก0624,712
18.Chai Mongkhonชัยมงคล0604,002
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References
  1. Kongrut, Anchalee (9 February 2020). "Pollution taints seaside community's prosperity". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 10 February 2020.


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