Mueang Samut Prakan District

Mueang Samut Prakan
เมืองสมุทรปราการ
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Samut Prakan Province
Coordinates: 13°36′2″N 100°35′48″E / 13.60056°N 100.59667°E / 13.60056; 100.59667Coordinates: 13°36′2″N 100°35′48″E / 13.60056°N 100.59667°E / 13.60056; 100.59667
Country Thailand
Province Samut Prakan
Seat Pak Nam
Area
 • Total 190.56 km2 (73.58 sq mi)
Population (2017)
 • Total 537,320
 • Density 2,819.73/km2 (7,303.1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code 10270
Geocode 1101

Mueang Samut Prakan (Thai: เมืองสมุทรปราการ, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ sā.mùt prāː.kāːn]) or colloquially as Paknam Samut Prakan (Thai: ปากน้ำสมุทรปราการ) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand.

Administration

The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambon). The city (thesaban nakhon) Samut Prakan covers the whole tambon Pak Nam. There are five sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon): Dan Sam Rong covers parts of tambon Samrong Nuea, Samrong Nuea covers further parts of tambon Samron Nuea and parts of Bang Mueang Mai and Thepharak. Bang Mueang covers parts of tambon Bang Mueang, Bang Mueang Mai and Thepharak. Bang Pu covers the whole tambon Bang Pu, Bang Pu Mai, Thai Ban and Thai Ban Mai; Phraek Sa covers parts of tambon Phraek Sa and Phraek Sa Mai. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAOs) responsible for the non-municipal areas.

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.[1]
1.Pak Namปากน้ำ-51,699
2.Samrong Nueaสำโรงเหนือ1072,772
3.Bang Mueangบางเมือง1067,115
4.Thai Banท้ายบ้าน1125,584
8.Bang Pu Maiบางปูใหม่1039,094
10.Phraek Saแพรกษา859,279
11.Bang Prongบางโปรง410,106
12.Bang Puบางปู46,784
13.Bang Duanบางด้วน87,964
14.Bang Mueang Maiบางเมืองใหม่1152,277
15.Teparakเทพารักษ์949,299
16.Thai Ban Maiท้ายบ้านใหม่847,951
17.Phraek Sa Maiแพรกษาใหม่647,396

The missing geocodes in the table are the tambon which were split off at the creation of Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi.

Economy

Interhides Public Company (IHL)[2] operates nine tanning factories in Bang Pu Mai and is building a tenth factory there to be operational by 2020. IHL produce finished leathers for international footwear, automotive, and furniture companies.[3]

Education

The Thai Sikh International School is in Samrong, in the district.[4]

Recreational areas

Seaside resorts include one at Bang Pu Mai.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics 2017". Department of provincial administration. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ↑ Tuntiwutthipong, Worrapong (7 June 2017). "Company Update: Interhides" (PDF). krungsri Securities. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Interhides: The first tannery in Asia to be awarded Global Tannery of the Year 2018". Bangkok Post. 30 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Contact Us." Thai Sikh International School
  5. ↑ http://www.thaigov.go.th/index.php/en/tourist-be-important/item/55721-samut-prakan%5Bdead+link%5D


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