Country Thailand Seat Pak Nam Postal code 10270 Area 190.5 km² | Province Samut Prakan Time zone ICT (UTC+7) Geocode 1101 Population 530,547 (2015) | |
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Mueang Samut Prakan (Thai: เมืองสมุทรปราการ; [mɯ̄aŋ sāmùt prāːkāːn]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand.
Contents
- Map of Mueang Samut Prakan District Samut Prakan Thailand
- Administration
- Education
- Recreational areas
- References
Map of Mueang Samut Prakan District, Samut Prakan, 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.
The missing geocodes in the table are the tambon which were split off at the creation of Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi.
Education
The Thai Sikh International School is in Samrong, in the district.
Recreational areas
Seaside resorts include one at Bang Pu Mai.