Don Kai Di ( th, ดอนไก่ดี, ) is a ''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

'' (sub-district) in

Krathum Baen District Krathum Baen (, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the northern part of Samut Sakhon province, central Thailand. History Krathum Baen was a part of Mueang Samut Sakhon district. It was created in 1900. In 1926 the government added Tambons Tha Ma ...

, Samut Sakhon Province, outskirts Bangkok.

History

Its name "Don Kai Di", directly translated as " upland of good

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s", because locals prefer to raise

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s. Don Kai Di is considered the tip of

Khlong Phasi Charoen Khlong Phasi Charoen ( th, คลองภาษีเจริญ, ) is a canal west of the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi area of the Bangkok conurbation. The canal links the Tha Chin River to Khlong Bangkok Yai. It starts at Khlong Bangk ...

before it empties to confluence the

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at Ang Thong Watergate near local temple Wat Ang Thong. In the past, in case of flood water came from Bangkok, it would be diverted to the sea via Tha Chin River. They will open

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s all the time so the water of Khlong Phasi Charoen was clear. As time passes, there are a number of plants along the canal. Most of them discharge wastewater here. Water in Kathum Baen and Don Kai Di is polluted. With all factories, Samut Sakhon turned into an

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. Don Kai Di is home to the Thai of Chinese descent which has inherited until today. ''

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'' (a traditional Thai five-coloured porcelain) is a good stuff here.

Geography

Don Kai Di with an area of 5,179

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s (5.2864 mi²). Most of the area is floodplains near the mouth of Khlong Phasi Charoen, some areas are upland. Most of the area is used for agriculture. Adjoining sub-districts are (from the north clockwise): Talat Krathum Baen in its district, Khlong Maduea in its district, Na Di and Ban Ko of

Mueang Samut Sakhon District Mueang Samut Sakhon ( th, เมืองสมุทรสาคร, ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Samut Sakhon province, central Thailand. History ''Mueang'' Tha Chin dates back to the Ayutthaya Kingdom. The city was m ...

, Tha Sao in its district.

Administration

Don Kai Di is administered by the '' Thesaban Tombon'' (Subdistrict-Municipality) Don Kai Di (เทศบาลตำบลดอนไก่ดี). The area also consists of six administrative ''

muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...

s'' (''village'')

Local products

*Benjarong *Snakehead spicy chili sauce

References

{{coord, 13.643499, 100.253707, type:landmark_region:TH_dim:2000, display=title Tambon of Samut Sakhon province