Phra Samut Chedi is the westernmost district (
AmphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Samut Prakan ProvinceSamut Prakan is one of the central provinces of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are in the west and north Bangkok and Chachoengsao to the east....
in central
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, 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 Burma...
.
Neighboring districts are (from the west, clockwise)
Bang Khun ThianBang Khun Thian is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Bang Bon, Chom Thong, and Thung Khru districts of Bangkok, amphoe Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan Province and Amphoe Mueang of Samut Sakhon Province.-History:Bang Khun Thian is a very old...
and
Thung KhruThung Khru is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by Rat Burana district of Bangkok, Amphoe Phra Pradaeng and Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan Province, Bang Khun Thian and Chom Thong of Bangkok.-History:Thung Khru was split off from Rat Burana, announced...
of
BangkokBangkok is the capital, largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai as Krung Thep Mahanakhon , or กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom. It came to the forefront of Siam when it was given the...
,
Phra PradaengPhra Pradaeng is a district of Samut Prakan Province in Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thung Khru, Rat Burana, Yan Nawa, Khlong Toei, Phra Khanong and Bang Na , and the districts Mueang Samut Prakan and Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan.It is located a big bend on the Chao Phraya...
and (across the Chao Phraya River)
Mueang Samut PrakanMueang Samut Prakan is the capital district of Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand.-Tourist attractions:...
of Samut Prakan province.
The district is named after the temple Phra Samut Chedi, which was built 1827/28 by king
Buddha Loetla NabhalaiPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Isarasundhorn Phra Buddha Loetla Nabhalai , or Rama II , was the second monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1809-1824. In 1809, Isarasundhorn succeeded his father Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, the founder of Chakri dynasty, as Buddha Loetla Nabhalai...
(Rama II) on an island in the Chao Phraya river - hence its popular name Phra Chedi Klang Nam (
ChediA stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, once thought to be places of Buddhist worship, typically the remains of a Buddha or saint...
in the middle of the water).
Phra Samut Chedi is the westernmost district (
AmphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Samut Prakan ProvinceSamut Prakan is one of the central provinces of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are in the west and north Bangkok and Chachoengsao to the east....
in central
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, 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 Burma...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west, clockwise)
Bang Khun ThianBang Khun Thian is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Bang Bon, Chom Thong, and Thung Khru districts of Bangkok, amphoe Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan Province and Amphoe Mueang of Samut Sakhon Province.-History:Bang Khun Thian is a very old...
and
Thung KhruThung Khru is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by Rat Burana district of Bangkok, Amphoe Phra Pradaeng and Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan Province, Bang Khun Thian and Chom Thong of Bangkok.-History:Thung Khru was split off from Rat Burana, announced...
of
BangkokBangkok is the capital, largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai as Krung Thep Mahanakhon , or กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom. It came to the forefront of Siam when it was given the...
,
Phra PradaengPhra Pradaeng is a district of Samut Prakan Province in Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thung Khru, Rat Burana, Yan Nawa, Khlong Toei, Phra Khanong and Bang Na , and the districts Mueang Samut Prakan and Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan.It is located a big bend on the Chao Phraya...
and (across the Chao Phraya River)
Mueang Samut PrakanMueang Samut Prakan is the capital district of Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand.-Tourist attractions:...
of Samut Prakan province.
Sights
The district is named after the temple Phra Samut Chedi, which was built 1827/28 by king
Buddha Loetla NabhalaiPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Isarasundhorn Phra Buddha Loetla Nabhalai , or Rama II , was the second monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1809-1824. In 1809, Isarasundhorn succeeded his father Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, the founder of Chakri dynasty, as Buddha Loetla Nabhalai...
(Rama II) on an island in the Chao Phraya river - hence its popular name Phra Chedi Klang Nam (
ChediA stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, once thought to be places of Buddhist worship, typically the remains of a Buddha or saint...
in the middle of the water). The island is now connected with the left river banks.
At the mouth of the Chao Phraya is the Chulachomklao Fort, which was built in 1893 and came into use only once during the Paknam crisis in the same year. The fort is now accessible to visitors. The
HTMS MaeklongHTMS Maeklong was a Royal Thai Navy escort vessel and training ship, built at the Uraga Dock in Yokosuka, Japan.Her sister ship was the HTMS Tachin....
, a former training ship of the
Royal Thai NavyThe Royal Thai Navy is the navy of Thailand and part of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, it was established in the late 1800s. Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse is "The Father of Royal Thai Navy". Similar to the organizational structure of the United States, the Royal Thai Navy includes the Naval...
, is another attraction in the park.
History
The district was created as a minor district (
King Amphoe) on December 15 1984 by splitting off five
tambon from
Mueang districtMueang Samut Prakan is the capital district of Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand.-Tourist attractions:...
. It was upgraded to a full district on July 15 1991.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (
tambonTambon 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 42 villages (
mubanMuban 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...
). There are two townships (
thesaban tambon) - Phra Samut Chedi covers the whole
tambon Pak Klong Bang Pla Kot, and Lae Fa Pha covers parts of
tambon Laem Fa Pha and Nai Khlong Bang Pla Kot. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO), for each
tambon except Pak Klong Bang Pla Kot which has no non-municipal area.
| No. |
Name |
Thai name |
Villages |
Inh.In biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
|
| 1. |
Na Kluea |
นาเกลือ |
8 |
9,071 |
|
| 2. |
Ban Khlong Suan |
บ้านคลองสวน |
4 |
9,693 |
|
| 3. |
Laem Fa Pha |
แหลมฟ้าผ่า |
13 |
18,638 |
|
| 4. |
Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot |
ปากคลองบางปลากด |
4 |
13,798 |
|
| 5. |
Nai Khlong Bang Pla Kot |
ในคลองบางปลากด |
13 |
48,822 |
|
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