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Sangkhla Buri 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....
.

khla Buri is located in the far west of the province, at the boundary 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...
. The Three Pagodas Pass
Three Pagodas Pass

Three Pagodas Pass is a pass on the Bilauktaung Mountains on the border between Thailand and Burma, at an altitude of 282 metres above sea level....
 is the border crossing station to Myanmar. A big part of the district is covered by the Khao Laem Reservoir, an artificial lake formed by the Khao Laem dam in the Khwae Noi River.

Neighboring are (from west clockwise) 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....
, Mon State
Mon State

Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is sandwiched between Kayin State on the east, the Andaman Sea on the west, Bago Division on the north and Tanintharyi Division on the south, and has a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip....
 and Kayin State
Kayin State

Kayin State is a administrative divisions of Burma of Myanmar. The capital city is Pa-an....
 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...
, the district Umphang
Amphoe Umphang

Umphang is the southernmost district of Tak Province, Thailand at the Thai-Myanmar border. It is also the name of the town center of the district....
 of Tak Province
Tak Province

Tak is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mae Hong Son Province, Chiang Mai Province, Lamphun province, Lampang Province, Sukhothai Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Uthai Thani Province and Kanchanaburi Province....
, and Thong Pha Phum
Amphoe Thong Pha Phum

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

939 the district Wang Ka was renamed to Sangkhla Buri, which was previously the name of the minor district Thong Pha Phum.






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Sangkhla Buri 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

Sangkhla Buri is located in the far west of the province, at the boundary 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...
. The Three Pagodas Pass
Three Pagodas Pass

Three Pagodas Pass is a pass on the Bilauktaung Mountains on the border between Thailand and Burma, at an altitude of 282 metres above sea level....
 is the border crossing station to Myanmar. A big part of the district is covered by the Khao Laem Reservoir, an artificial lake formed by the Khao Laem dam in the Khwae Noi River.

Neighboring are (from west clockwise) 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....
, Mon State
Mon State

Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is sandwiched between Kayin State on the east, the Andaman Sea on the west, Bago Division on the north and Tanintharyi Division on the south, and has a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip....
 and Kayin State
Kayin State

Kayin State is a administrative divisions of Burma of Myanmar. The capital city is Pa-an....
 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...
, the district Umphang
Amphoe Umphang

Umphang is the southernmost district of Tak Province, Thailand at the Thai-Myanmar border. It is also the name of the town center of the district....
 of Tak Province
Tak Province

Tak is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mae Hong Son Province, Chiang Mai Province, Lamphun province, Lampang Province, Sukhothai Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Uthai Thani Province and Kanchanaburi Province....
, and Thong Pha Phum
Amphoe Thong Pha Phum

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

History

In 1939 the district Wang Ka was renamed to Sangkhla Buri, which was previously the name of the minor district Thong Pha Phum. On May 20 1941 the district was downgraded to a minor district (King Amphoe) and made a subordinate of Thong Pha Phum district. It then consisted of the four tambon Nong Lu, Prangphle, Laiwo and Lang Phu Sa. It was again upgraded to full district status on July 27 1965.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 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 20 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....
). Wang Ka is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Nong Lu. There are further 3 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.Nong Lu??????1030,534 
2.Prangphle???????45,191 
3.Laiwo??????64,437 


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