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
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 ...
. It was created in 1900. In 1926 the government added Tambons Tha Mai, Bang Yang, Nong Kok Khai, and
Om Noi of
Sam Phran district
Sam Phran ( th, สามพราน, ) is the southernmost district ('' amphoe'') of Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand.
History
The district was established in 1896, then named Talat Mai District. It was renamed Sam Phran in 1917.
The name '' ...
,
Nakhon Pathom province to the district.
Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise):
Sam Phran of
Nakhon Pathom province;
Nong Khaem and
Bang Bon Bang Bon ( th, บางบอน, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from north, are Bang Khae, Phasi Charoen, Chom Thong, and Bang Khun Thian districts of Bangkok, Mueang Samut Sakhon distri ...
of
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...
;
Mueang Samut Sakhon and
Ban Phaeo of Samut Sakhon Province.
The important water resources are the
Tha Chin
The Tha Chin river ( th, แม่น้ำท่าจีน, , ) is a distributary of the Chao Phraya river, Thailand. It splits near the province of Chai Nat and then flows west from the Chao Phraya through the central plains, until it empt ...
river and
Phasi Charoen canal.
The name ''Krathum Baen'' meaning 'flat
burflower-tree'.
Administration
The district is divided into 10 subdistricts (''
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 '' khwaen ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 76 villages (''
mubans''). There is a city (''
thesaban nakhon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
''),
Om Noi, and a town (''
thesaban mueang
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
''),
Krathum Baen. The non-municipal area is administered by eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Krathum Baen
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