Tha Maka is the southeasternmost district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Kanchanaburi Province

Kanchanaburi Province

- History :Archaeology found in Kanchanaburi dates back to the 4th century which proves of trade with surrounding countries even in that time. Very little is also historically known about the actual Khmer influence in Kanchanaburi but there is evidence of their occupation with Prasat Muang Singh –...

, 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...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Tha Muang

Amphoe Tha Muang

Tha Muang is a district in the southern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1898, the named Tai . Mr. Chom was the first head of district. Later people in the district moved southward to nearby Wat Si Loha Rat Bamrung then they changed the...

, Phanom Thuan

Amphoe Phanom Thuan

Phanom Thuan is a district in the eastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The area of Phanom Thuan was already occupied in prehistoric times...

 of Kanchanaburi Province, Song Phi Nong

Amphoe Song Phi Nong

Song Phi Nong is the southernmost district of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1896. In the past the area of the district included U Thong district...

 of Suphanburi Province

Suphanburi Province

Suphan Buri is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nakhon Pathom and Kanchanaburi.- Etymology :...

, Kamphaeng San

Amphoe Kamphaeng Saen

Kamphaeng Saen is the northwesternmost district of Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand.-History:Kamphaeng Saen was an ancient city of the Dvaravati culture, as many stupa, vihara and ceramics were found in the area of the old city....

 of Nakhon Pathom Province

Nakhon Pathom Province

Nakhon Pathom ) is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Suphan Buri, Ayutthaya, Nonthaburi, Bangkok, Samut Sakhon, Ratchaburi and Kanchanaburi...

, and Ban Pong

Amphoe Ban Pong

Ban Pong is a district of Ratchaburi Province, Thailand. It is located in the northeast of the province.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Tha Muang and Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi Province, Kamphaeng Saen and Mueang Nakhon Pathom of Nakhon Pathom Province, and Photharam of Ratchaburi...

 of Ratchaburi Province

Ratchaburi Province

Ratchaburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom,Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram and Phetchaburi...

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The important water resource is the Mae Klong

Mae Klong

The Mae Klong is a river in western Thailand. The river begins at the confluence of the Khwae Noi or Khwae Sai Yok and the Khwae Yai River or Khwae Si Sawat in Kanchanaburi, pass Ratchaburi Province and empties into the Gulf of Thailand in Samut Songkhram....

 River.

History

Tha Maka was originally part of Ratchaburi province, and named Lat Bua Khao (ลาดบัวขาว). 1903 it was renamed to Phra Thaen (พระแท่น), 1917 it received its current name Tha Maka. In 1937 the district was reassigned to Kanchanaburi, with only the subdistrict Lat Bua Khao changed to Ban Pong and thus stayed with Ratchaburi.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

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 153 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...

). Tha Ruea Phra Thaen is a town (thesaban mueang) and covers the whole tambon Tha Ruea and parts of Takhram En.
There are 5 township (thesaban tambon) within the district - Tha Mai covers the whole tambon Tha Mai, Luk Kae parts of tambon Don Khamin, and Tha Maka, Phra Thaen and Wai Niao each parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Phong Tuek	พงตึก	6	4,228
2.	Yang Muang	ยางม่วง	9	6,384
3.	Don Cha-em	ดอนชะเอม	10	6,675
4.	Tha Mai	ท่าไม้	10	9,847
5.	Takhram En	ตะคร้ำเอน	16	19,160
6.	Tha Maka	ท่ามะกา	11	14,624
7.	Tha Ruea	ท่าเรือ
6,622
8.	Khok Tabong	โคกตะบอง	8	4,139
9.	Don Khamin	ดอนขมิ้น	9	8,781
10.	Ulok Si Muen	อุโลกสี่หมื่น	8	6,799
11.	Khao Samsip Hap	เขาสามสิบหาบ	8	5,956
12.	Phra Thaen	พระแท่น	16	8,994
13.	Wai Niao	หวายเหนียว	7	6,322
14.	Saen To	แสนตอ	12	8,037
15.	Sanam Yae	สนามแย้	7	7,055
16.	Tha Sao	ท่าเสา	8	5,043
17.	Nong Lan	หนองลาน	8	4,385

External links

• http://www.thamaka.com Website of district
• amphoe.com