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Sai Yok is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in the Kanchanaburi province
Kanchanaburi Province

Kanchanaburi is the largest of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Tak Province, Uthai Thani Province, Suphanburi Province, Nakhon Pathom Province and Ratchaburi Province....
 in western 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....
.

district is located in the valley of the Khwae Noi river. It borders to Myanmar
Myanmar

Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with...
 to the south. Along the river the Death Railway
Death Railway

The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Thailand-Burma Railway and similar names, is a 415 km Rail transport between Bangkok, Thailand and Yangon, Myanmar , built by the Empire of Japan during World War II, to support its forces in the Burma campaign....
 runs till Nam Tok. The Sai Yok National Park was created on October 27 1980 and covers an area of about 500 kmē. The most famous sight in the park is the Sai Yok waterfall
Sai Yok waterfall

Sai Yok Noi is a waterfall in the Amphoe Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, near the small town Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi. It is the most popular attraction of the Sai Yok National Park for domestic and foreign tourists alike....
.

Neighboring are (from north clockwise) Thong Pha Phum
Amphoe Thong Pha Phum

Thong Pha Phum is a district in the northern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
, Si Sawat
Amphoe Si Sawat

Si Sawat is a district in the Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand....
, Mueang Kanchanaburi
Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi

Mueang Kanchanaburi is the capital district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
 of Kanchanaburi Province and Tanintharyi Division
Tanintharyi Division

Tanintharyi Division , is an administrative Administrative divisions of Burma of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus....
 of Myanmar
Myanmar

Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with...
.

t from the nature of the Kwae Noi river valley, the other main attraction is the Mueang Sing historical park
Mueang Sing historical park

Mueang Sing is a Historical parks of Thailand in the Amphoe Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi province, Thailand. The remains of two Khmer Empire temples date to the 13th and 14th century....
, which shows the westernmost Khmer
Khmer Empire

The Khmer Empire was the largest empire of South East Asia based in what is now Cambodia. The empire, which seceded from the kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalised parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand,Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia....
 style temple complex.






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Sai Yok is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in the Kanchanaburi province
Kanchanaburi Province

Kanchanaburi is the largest of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Tak Province, Uthai Thani Province, Suphanburi Province, Nakhon Pathom Province and Ratchaburi Province....
 in western 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....
.

Geography

The district is located in the valley of the Khwae Noi river. It borders to Myanmar
Myanmar

Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with...
 to the south. Along the river the Death Railway
Death Railway

The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Thailand-Burma Railway and similar names, is a 415 km Rail transport between Bangkok, Thailand and Yangon, Myanmar , built by the Empire of Japan during World War II, to support its forces in the Burma campaign....
 runs till Nam Tok. The Sai Yok National Park was created on October 27 1980 and covers an area of about 500 kmē. The most famous sight in the park is the Sai Yok waterfall
Sai Yok waterfall

Sai Yok Noi is a waterfall in the Amphoe Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, near the small town Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi. It is the most popular attraction of the Sai Yok National Park for domestic and foreign tourists alike....
.

Neighboring are (from north clockwise) Thong Pha Phum
Amphoe Thong Pha Phum

Thong Pha Phum is a district in the northern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
, Si Sawat
Amphoe Si Sawat

Si Sawat is a district in the Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand....
, Mueang Kanchanaburi
Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi

Mueang Kanchanaburi is the capital district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
 of Kanchanaburi Province and Tanintharyi Division
Tanintharyi Division

Tanintharyi Division , is an administrative Administrative divisions of Burma of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus....
 of Myanmar
Myanmar

Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with...
.

Sights

Apart from the nature of the Kwae Noi river valley, the other main attraction is the Mueang Sing historical park
Mueang Sing historical park

Mueang Sing is a Historical parks of Thailand in the Amphoe Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi province, Thailand. The remains of two Khmer Empire temples date to the 13th and 14th century....
, which shows the westernmost Khmer
Khmer Empire

The Khmer Empire was the largest empire of South East Asia based in what is now Cambodia. The empire, which seceded from the kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalised parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand,Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia....
 style temple complex. Also popular for tourists is the Tiger Temple
Tiger Temple

Tiger Temple, or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua, is a Buddhism temple in Western Thailand which keeps numerous animals, among them several tigers that can be petted by visitors....
.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 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....
), which are further subdivided into 55 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Lum Sum covers parts of tambon Lum Sum, and Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi parts of tambon Tha Sao. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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.Lum Sum????????108,715 
2.Tha Sao??????1111,331 
3.Sing?????64,478 
4.Sai Yok??????98,847 
5.Wang Krachae?????????97,283 
6.Si Mongkhon???????67,144 
7.Bongti???????43,894 


Trivia

Sai Yok was the location of shooting the Vietnam scenes of the 1978 film The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter is a War film drama film about a trio of Russian American steel worker friends and their infantry service in the Vietnam War....
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