Sam Chuk ( th, สามชุก, ) is a district (''

amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...

'') in the northern part of Suphan Buri province,

central Thailand Central Thailand (Central plain) or more specifically Siam (also known as Suvarnabhumi and Dvaravati) is one of the regions of Thailand, covering the broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River. It is separated from northeast Thailand (Isan) by ...

History

Originally the district name was ''Nang Buat''. In 1911 when the government separated part of Nang Buat District and established Doem Bang district, it also moved the district office to Ban Sam Pheng, Tambon Sam Chuk. In 1939 the district name was changed to Sam Chuk as the central tambon.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise): Si Prachan, Don Chedi, Nong Ya Sai and Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphan Buri Province, and Sawaeng Ha of Ang Thong province. The main water resource of Sam Chuk is 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 or Suphan river.

Economy

Thailand's Sam Chuk community and Old Market District along the Tha Chin River was granted an Award of Merit in the 2009 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation. Local residents formed a Sam Chuk Market Conservation Committee. They preserved what they received from their ancestors and restored 19 local buildings, adapting the old style architecture described in Thai as ''khanompang khing'' ('ginger bread') style, into a contemporary market.

Administration

Central administration

Sam Chuk is divided into seven sub-districts (''

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'' ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 68 administrative villages (''

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'').

Local administration

There is one sub-district municipality (''

thesaban tambon 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 ...

'') in the district: * Sam Chuk (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Sam Chuk and parts of sub-districts Yan Yao and Krasiao. There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: * Yan Yao (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Yan Yao. * Wang Luek (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Wang Luek. * Nong Phak Nak (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nong Phak Nak. * Ban Sa (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Ban Sa. * Nong Sadao (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nong Sadao. * Krasiao (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Krasiao.

In media

Sam Chuk was cited in the 2009 same name Thai film as a backdrop of whole story and a location for filming. The film is based on the true story that happened here about a group of boy students who are involved in drugs, directed by

Tanit Jitnukul Tanit Jitnukul ( Thai: ธนิตย์ จิตนุกูล, born in 1956 in Songkhla Province, Thailand) is a Thai film director, screenwriter and producer. Among his films is the 2000 historical battle epic, '' Bang Rajan''. His nickna ...

References

External links

amphoe.com
{{Amphoe Suphan Buri

Sam Chuk Sam Chuk ( th, สามชุก, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Suphan Buri province, central Thailand. History Originally the district name was ''Nang Buat''. In 1911 when the government separated part of Nang Buat Distr ...