Mueang Kanchanaburi district

Mueang Kanchanaburi (Thai: เมืองกาญจนบุรี, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ kāːn.t͡ɕā.ná(ʔ).bū.rīː]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand.

Mueang Kanchanaburi
เมืองกาญจนบุรี
District
Bridge over the River Kwai, Kwai River
Bridge over the River Kwai, Kwai River
District location in Kanchanaburi province
District location in Kanchanaburi province
Coordinates: 14°0′12″N 99°33′0″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceKanchanaburi
SeatPak Phraek
Area
 • Total1,236.28 km2 (477.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1][2]
 • Total122,875
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code71000
Geocode7101

History

Mueang Kanchanaburi changed status to become the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Kanchanaburi Province in 1913. The old district office was in Tambon Ban Nuea. It was moved to Tambon Pak Phraek on 1 October 1954.

The district is home to the "bridge over the River Kwai", part of World War II's Death Railway.

Geography

Neighboring are (from west clockwise) Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar, Sai Yok, Si Sawat, Bo Phloi, Tha Muang, and Dan Makham Tia of Kanchanaburi Province and Suan Phueng of Ratchaburi province.

The Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai Rivers are important water resources which join at the town Kanchanaburi to form the Mae Klong River.

Phu Nam Ron[3] is a transnational cross-border point at the western end of the district. It is expected to gain in importance if the planned Dawei deepwater port project goes ahead, along with a highway and a railway line between Bangkok and that harbor.[4]

Administration

The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 99 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Kanchanaburi covers tambons Ban Nuea, Ban Tai, and parts of Pak Phraek, Tha Makham, and also parts of tambon Tha Lo of neighboring Tha Muang district. Additionally there are three townships (thesaban tambons): Kaeng Sian, Nong Bua, and Talat Ya each covering parts of the same-named tambons, and 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.[1]
1.Ban Nueaบ้านเหนือ-10,464[2]
2.Ban Taiบ้านใต้-6,384[2]
3.Pak Phraekปากแพรก137,169[2]
4.Tha Makhamท่ามะขาม510,929
5.Kaeng Sianแก่งเสี้ยน95,944
6.Nong Buaหนองบัว86,102
7.Lat Yaลาดหญ้า723,580
8.Wang Dongวังด้ง118,679
9.Chong Sadaoช่องสะเดา73,911
10.Nong Yaหนองหญ้า97,813
11.Ko Samrongเกาะสำโรง810,000
13.Ban Kaoบ้านเก่า1516,147
16.Wang Yenวังเย็น75,753

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Dan Makham Tia

References
  1. "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2560". Department of Provincial Administration (in Thai). 30 January 2022.
  2. "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2560". Department of Provincial Administration (in Thai). 30 January 2022.
  3. Phu Nam Ron Border Crossing
  4. "Table A1-1-1a. Prospective projects in Mekong sub-region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
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