Amphoe Mueang Samut Songkhram
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Mueang Samut Songkhram is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Samut Songkhram Province
, central Thailand
.
Thai local people still call Mueang Samut Songkhram by its old name Mae Klong.
The district is located at the shore of the Bay of Bangkok
, at the mouth of the Mae Klong River.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Ban Laem
Phetchaburi Province
, Amphawa
and Bang Khonthi
of Samut Songkhram, and Ban Phaeo
and Mueang Samut Sakhon
of Samut Sakhon Province
.
Off the coast are the sandbanks of Don Hoi Lot
famous for its endemic shell population of Solen regularis. The site is listed as a Ramsar wetland
since 2001.
), which are further subdivided into 85 villages (muban
). Samut Songkhram
itself has town status (thesaban mueang) and covers the whole tambon Mae Klong. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Samut Songkhram Province
Samut Songkhram ) is one of the central provinces of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are Phetchaburi, Ratchaburi and Samut Sakhon. Local people call Samut Songkhram Mae Klong. The province is the smallest of all Thai provinces areawise...
, central Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
History
The district was established in 1897, then named Lom Thuan and controlled by Monthon Ratchaburi. In 1900 the district office was moved to a temple area in Ban Prok. The district was named accordingly in 1917. The office was moved again to Mae Klong camp, Tambon Mae Klong, and at the same time the name changed to Mae Klong in 1925. By the government policy, the capital district name should be the same as the province name, Mae Klong district was renamed to Mueang Samut Songkhram in 1938. Since 1964 the district office located on Ekachai road, Tambon Mae Klong.Thai local people still call Mueang Samut Songkhram by its old name Mae Klong.
Geography
Bay of Bangkok
The Bay of Bangkok , also known as the Bight of Bangkok, is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Thailand, roughly extending from Hua Hin to the west and Sattahip to the east...
, at the mouth of the Mae Klong River.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Ban Laem
Amphoe Ban Laem
Ban Laem is a district in the northeastern part of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally, the area were Khwaeng Khun Chamnan and Phrommasan under Mueang Phetchaburi district....
Phetchaburi Province
Phetchaburi Province
Phetchaburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram and Prachuap Khiri Khan...
, Amphawa
Amphoe Amphawa
Amphawa is a district of Samut Songkhram Province, located slightly inland at the northwestern tip of the Bay of Bangkok.-Geography:...
and Bang Khonthi
Amphoe Bang Khonthi
-Geography:The district is located slightly inland at the northwestern tip of the Bay of Bangkok. Neighboring districts are Mueang Samut Songkhram, Amphawa, Wat Phleng, Mueang Ratchaburi and Damnoen Saduak, the latter three in Ratchaburi Province...
of Samut Songkhram, and Ban Phaeo
Amphoe Ban Phaeo
Ban Phaeo is a district in the northern part of Samut Sakhon Province, central Thailand.-History:In the past the area of the district was covered with deep forest. Hunters who traveled to hunt wild animals there always lost the way, so they agreed to make meeting points by using Phaeo flags. When...
and Mueang Samut Sakhon
Amphoe Mueang Samut Sakhon
Mueang Samut Sakhon is the capital district of Samut Sakhon Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Tha Chin name was firstly found in Ayutthaya law that refer to the governor position, Phra Samut Sakhon. The city was managed into the southern cities group that controlled by the Defence ministry...
of Samut Sakhon Province
Samut Sakhon Province
Samut Sakhon ) is one of the central provinces of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are Samut Songkhram, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Pathom and Bangkok.- Etymology :...
.
Off the coast are the sandbanks of Don Hoi Lot
Don Hoi Lot
Don Hoi Lot is a sandbar off the coast of Samut Songkhram Province at the northwestern tip of the Bay of Bangkok. The sediments of the Mae Klong River together sediments from the sea form a system of mudflats, which is settled by the Razor Clam shell , which also gave the site its Thai name...
famous for its endemic shell population of Solen regularis. The site is listed as a Ramsar wetland
Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e., to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural,...
since 2001.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (TambonTambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 85 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). Samut Songkhram
Samut Songkhram
Samut Songkhram ) is a town in Thailand, capital of the Samut Songkhram Province and the Samut Songkhram district. It covers the area of the tambon Mae Klong, which is also the old name of the town as well as the Mae Klong River, which enters the Gulf of Thailand near the town....
itself has town status (thesaban mueang) and covers the whole tambon Mae Klong. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)