Si Sawat ( th, ศรีสวัสดิ์, ) is a district (''
amphoe'') in
Kanchanaburi province, western
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Ban Rai of
Uthai Thani province
Uthai Thani ( th, อุทัยธานี, ), one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi and ...
,
Dan Chang of
Suphanburi province,
Nong Prue,
Bo Phloi,
Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi ( th, กาญจนบุรี, ) is a town municipality (''thesaban mueang'') in the west of Thailand and part of Kanchanaburi Province. In 2006 it had a population of 31,327. That number was reduced to 25,651 in 2017. The town ...
,
Sai Yok and
Thong Pha Phum of Kanchanburi Province.
The district is dominated by the Si Nakharin Reservoir, which is part of
Khuean Srinagarindra National Park. The 140-metre-high
Si Nakharin Dam was finished in 1980 and creates a 419 km
2 impoundment of the
Kwae Yai River. The dam has received criticism for being built on the Si Sawat fault line.
To the south of the district is
Erawan National Park
Erawan National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติเอราวัณ) is a 343,735 rai ~ park in western Thailand in the Tenasserim Hills of Kanchanaburi Province, Amphoe Si Sawat in tambon Tha Kradan. Founded on August 14 ...
, best known for its Erawan Waterfall.
Administration
The district is divided into six 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 '' khwaen ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 33 villages (''
mubans''). The township (''
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 ...
'') Erawan covers parts of ''tambon'' Tha Kradan. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com*
{{Amphoe Kanchanaburi
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