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Mueang Samut Prakan is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Samut Prakan Province
Samut Prakan Province

Samut Prakan is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are in the west and north Bangkok and Chachoengsao Province to the east....
, central Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand.

e are now 3 major tourist attractions of the province are located in the capital district.

In Tambon Bang Pu Mai is Mueang Boran
Mueang Boran

Ancient Siam is a park constructed under the patronage of Lek Viriyaphant and spreading over in the shape of Thailand.The founder's original idea was to create a golf course with miniatures of Thailand's historically significant structures spreaded around the course....
 or Ancient City, a park that features downscaled replicas of all major historical buildings of Thailand.






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Mueang Samut Prakan is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Samut Prakan Province
Samut Prakan Province

Samut Prakan is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are in the west and north Bangkok and Chachoengsao Province to the east....
, central Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand.

Tourist attractions

There are now 3 major tourist attractions of the province are located in the capital district.

In Tambon Bang Pu Mai is Mueang Boran
Mueang Boran

Ancient Siam is a park constructed under the patronage of Lek Viriyaphant and spreading over in the shape of Thailand.The founder's original idea was to create a golf course with miniatures of Thailand's historically significant structures spreaded around the course....
 or Ancient City, a park that features downscaled replicas of all major historical buildings of Thailand. It was used as a set for some scenes in the film Two Brothers
Two Brothers

Two Brothers is a 2004 France/United Kingdom/Thailand adventure film/family film film director by Jean-Jacques Annaud about two tigers who are separated at birth and then reunited....
.

There is also the Erawan Museum
Erawan Museum

Erawan Museum is a museum in Samut Prakan. It is well known for its giant three-headed elephant art display. The three storeys inside the elephant contain antiquities and priceless collections of ancient religious objects belonging to Khun Lek Viriyaphant who is the museum owner....
 which is a large sculpture of the 3 headed elephant. Inside is a museum that features 4 pillars depicting the major religions of the world, various theistic themes and sculptures made using pottery.

The other popular tourist draw is the Crocodile Farm
Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo

The Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo is an internationally renowned crocodile zoo in Bangkok,Thailand. It claims to hold the Guiness Book of Records Largest Captive Crocodile measuring six meters and weighing 1114.27 kilograms ....
 in Tambon Tai Ban.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 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 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
). The city (thesaban nakhon) Samut Prakan covers the whole tambon Pak Nam. There are 5 townships (thesaban tambon) - Dan Sam Rong covers parts of tambon Samrong Nuea, Samrong Nuea covers further parts of tambon Samron Nuea and parts of Bang Mueang Mai and Thepharak. Bang Mueang covers parts of tambon Bang Mueang, Bang Mueang Mai and Thepharak. Bang Pu covers the whole tambon Bang Pu, Bang Pu Mai, Thai Ban and Thai Ban Mai; Phraek Sa covers parts of tambon Phraek Sa and Phraek Sa Mai. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
1.Pak Nam??????
57,046
2.Samrong Nuea??????????1072,666
3.Bang Mueang????????1054,319
4.Thai Ban????????1124,652
8.Bang Pu Mai?????????1036,842
10.Phraek Sa??????827,969
11.Bang Prong???????48,822
12.Bang Pu?????47,037
13.Bang Duan???????88,744
14.Bang Mueang Mai????????????1149,314
15.Thepharak?????????949,851
16.Thai Ban Mai????????????845,269
17.Phraek Sa Mai??????????617,610
The missing geocodes in the table are the tambon which were split off at the creation of Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi
Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi

Phra Samut Chedi is the westernmost district of Samut Prakan Province in central Thailand....
.