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Si Sawat 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....
.

hboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Rai
Amphoe Ban Rai

Ban Rai is a district in the Uthai Thani Province in western Thailand....
 of Uthai Thani Province
Uthai Thani Province

Uthai Thani is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan Province, Chainat Province, Suphanburi Province, Kanchanaburi Province and Tak Province....
, Dan Chang
Amphoe Dan Chang

Dan Chang is the northwesternmost district of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand....
 of Suphanburi Province
Suphanburi Province

Suphan Buri is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uthai Thani Province, Chainat Province, Sing Buri Province, Ang Thong province, Ayutthaya Province, Nakhon Pathom Province and Kanchanaburi Province....
, Nong Prue
Amphoe Nong Prue

Nong Prue is a district in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.The district is named after the Prue plant, Cyperus sp....
, Bo Phloi
Amphoe Bo Phloi

Bo Phloi is a district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
, Kanchanaburi
Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi

Mueang Kanchanaburi is the capital district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
, Sai Yok
Amphoe Sai Yok

Sai Yok is a district in the Kanchanaburi province in western Thailand....
 and Thong Pha Phum
Amphoe Thong Pha Phum

Thong Pha Phum is a district in the northern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
 of Kanchanburi Province. The district is dominated by the Si Nakharin reservoir, which is also part of the Khuean Sri Nakarin National Park. The 140-metre high Si Nakharin Dam was finished in 1980 and creates a 419-square-kilometre lake of the Kwae Yai River.






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Si Sawat 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

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Rai
Amphoe Ban Rai

Ban Rai is a district in the Uthai Thani Province in western Thailand....
 of Uthai Thani Province
Uthai Thani Province

Uthai Thani is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan Province, Chainat Province, Suphanburi Province, Kanchanaburi Province and Tak Province....
, Dan Chang
Amphoe Dan Chang

Dan Chang is the northwesternmost district of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand....
 of Suphanburi Province
Suphanburi Province

Suphan Buri is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uthai Thani Province, Chainat Province, Sing Buri Province, Ang Thong province, Ayutthaya Province, Nakhon Pathom Province and Kanchanaburi Province....
, Nong Prue
Amphoe Nong Prue

Nong Prue is a district in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.The district is named after the Prue plant, Cyperus sp....
, Bo Phloi
Amphoe Bo Phloi

Bo Phloi is a district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
, Kanchanaburi
Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi

Mueang Kanchanaburi is the capital district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
, Sai Yok
Amphoe Sai Yok

Sai Yok is a district in the Kanchanaburi province in western Thailand....
 and Thong Pha Phum
Amphoe Thong Pha Phum

Thong Pha Phum is a district in the northern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand....
 of Kanchanburi Province. The district is dominated by the Si Nakharin reservoir, which is also part of the Khuean Sri Nakarin National Park. The 140-metre high Si Nakharin Dam was finished in 1980 and creates a 419-square-kilometre lake of the Kwae Yai River. The dam has received criticism for being built on the Si Sawat fault line.

To the south of the district is the Erawan National Park
Erawan National Park

Erawan National Park is a 550-square-kilometer park in western Thailand located in Kanchanaburi Province, Amphoe Si Sawat in the tambon Tha Kradan....
, most famous for the Erawan waterfall.

Administration

The district is subdivided into six 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 33 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....
). The township (thesaban tambon) Erawan covers parts of tambon Tha Kradan. There are six further Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
1.Na Suan????? 4,119 
2.Dan Mae Chalaep??????????? 4,431 
3.Nong Pet???????? 2,430 
4.Tha Kradan????????? 5,716 
5.Khao Chot?????? 3,770
6.Mae Krabung????????? 3,234 


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