Khlong Sam Wa is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

. It is bounded by other districts (from north clockwise): Amphoe Lam Luk Ka

Amphoe Lam Luk Ka

Lam Luk Ka is a district of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.-History:The name Lam Luk Ka originates from a fertile pond in the district named Bueng Lam Luk Ka. When the government created the district Lam Luk Ka in 1904, they cut the word Bueng off.-Geography:The district is located in a...

 of Pathum Thani Province, Nong Chok

Nong Chok

Nong Chok is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other districts : Amphoe Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province, Amphoe Bang Nam Priao and Amphoe Mueang Chachoengsao of Chachoengsao Province, Lat Krabang, Min Buri and Khlong Sam Wa of Bangkok...

, Min Buri

Min Buri

Min Buri is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts : Khlong Sam Wa, Nong Chok, Lat Krabang, Saphan Sung, and Khan Na Yao.-History:...

, Khan Na Yao

Khan Na Yao

Khan Na Yao is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts : Bang Khen, Khlong Sam Wa, Min Buri, Saphan Sung, and Bueng Kum.-History:...

, Bang Khen

Bang Khen

Bang Khen is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts : Sai Mai, Khlong Sam Wa, Khan Na Yao, Bueng Kum, Lat Phrao, Chatuchak, Lak Si, and Don Mueang.-History:...

,and Sai Mai

Sai Mai

Sai Mai is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by : Amphoe Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province; Khlong Sam Wa, Bang Khen, Lak Si and Don Mueang of Bangkok.-History:...

 of Bangkok.

History

Khlong Sam Wa was established as a district on 21 November 1997 by splitting out from Min Buri. Khlong Sam Wa was the name of an amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

 in Min Buri and hence the name is used as the district name.

Administration

The district is divided into 5 sub-districts (Kwaeng).

1.	Sam Wa Tawan Tok	สามวาตะวันตก
2.	Sam Wa Tawan Ok	สามวาตะวันออก
3.	Bang Chan	บางชัน
4.	Sai Kong Din	ทรายกองดิน
5.	Sai Kong Din Tai	ทรายกองดินใต้

District Council

The District Council for Khlong Sam Wa has seven members, who each serve four-year terms. Elections

Thailand local elections, 2006

Elections for local councils in Bangkok were held in 2006.The first batch of elections took place on 30 April 2006 for all seats on the district councils of 14 districts in the north and east of the city....

 were last held on April 30, 2006. The results were as follows:

• Thai Rak Thai
  Thai Rak Thai
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   Party - 7 seats

Places

• Safari World
  Safari World
  Safari World is a zoo in Bangkok, Thailand that consists of two parks named Safari Park and Marine Park. The park was opened in 1988 with a total area of for its open zoo and for its bird park.A major renovation to enhance effectiveness of land use began on April 17,1989 and its total area...
  
  

School

• Nawamintrachinuthit Satriwittaya 2 School (In thai)
• Nawamintrachinuthit Benjamarachalai School (In thai)