AMPHOE MUEANG SAMUT SONGKHRAM

'Mueang Samut Songkhram' () is the capital district (''Amphoe Mueang'') of Samut Songkhram Province, central Thailand.

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History

Geography

Administration

History

The district was established in 1897, then named Lom Thuan and controlled by Monthon Ratchaburi. In 1900 the district office was moved to a temple area, and the name of district changed to Ban Prok district. The office was moved again to Mae Klong camp, Tambon Mae Klong, and at the same time the name changed to Mae Klong. By the government policy, the capital district name should be the same as the province name, Mae Klong district was renamed to Mueang Samut Songkhram in 1938. Since 1964 the district office located on Ekachai road, Tambon Mae Klong.
Thai local people still call Mueang Samut Songkhram by its old name Mae Klong.

Geography

The district is located at the shore of the Bay of Bangkok, at the mouth of the Mae Klong River.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Ban Laem Phetchaburi Province, Amphawa and Bang Khonthi of Samut Songkhram, and Ban Phaeo and Mueang Samut Sakhon of Samut Sakhon Province.
Off the coast are the sandbanks of Don Hoi Lot famous for its endemic shell population of ''Solen regularis''. The site is listed as a Ramsar wetland since 2001.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (''Tambon''), which are further subdivided into 87 villages (''muban''). Samut Songkhram itself has town status (''thesaban mueang'') and covers the whole ''tambon'' Mae Klong. There are further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh. 1. Mae Klong แม่กลอง - 30,956 2. Bang Khan Taek บางขันแตก 12 9,100 3. Lat Yai ลาดใหญ่ 12 14,258 4. Ban Prok บ้านปรก 11 8,077 5. Bang Kaeo บางแก้ว 10 7,951 6. Thai Hat ท้ายหาด 6 4,645 7. Laem Yai แหลมใหญ่ 8 7,894 8. Khlong Khoen คลองเขิน 9 5,382 9. Khlong Khon คลองโคน 7 4,332 10. Nang Takhian นางตะเคียน 9 6,076 11. Bang Chakreng บางจะเกร็ง 5 4,597

Map of Tambon