Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi

Infobox_Amphoe
name=Phra Samut Chedi
thai=พระสมุทรเจดีย์
province=Samut Prakan
coordinates=coord|13|34|7|N|100|33|42|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Laem Fa Pha
area=120.378
population=100,022
population_as_of=2005
density=830.9
postal_code=10290
geocode=1105

Phra Samut Chedi ( _th. พระสมุทรเจดีย์) is the westernmost district ("Amphoe") of Samut Prakan Province in central Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west, clockwise) Bang Khun Thian and Thung Khru of Bangkok, Phra Pradaeng and (across the Chao Phraya River) Mueang Samut Prakan of Samut Prakan province.

ights

The district is named after the temple Phra Samut Chedi, which was built 1827/28 by king Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (Rama II) on an island in the Chao Phraya river - hence its popular name Phra Chedi Klang Nam ("Chedi in the middle of the water"). The island is now connected with the left river banks.

At the mouth of the Chao Phraya is the Chulachomklao Fort, which was built in 1893 and came into use only once during the Paknam crisis in the same year. The fort is now accessible to visitors. The HTMS Maeklong, a former training ship of the Royal Thai Navy, is another attraction in the park.

History

The district was created as a minor district ("King Amphoe") on December 15 1984 by splitting off five "tambon" from Mueang district. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=102|issue=1 ง|pages=31|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเมืองสมุทรปราการ จังหวัดสมุทรปราการ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอพระสมุทรเจดีย์|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2528/D/001/31.PDF|date=January 1 1985|language=Thai] It was upgraded to a full district on July 15 1991. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=108|issue=107 ก Special |pages=29–33|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอทุ่งตะโก อำเภอพะโต๊ะ อำเภอเขาค้อ อำเภอน้ำหนาว อำเภอวังจันทร์ อำเภอนาด้วง อำเภอเต่างอย อำเภอสิงหนคร อำเภอพระสมุทรเจดีย์ และอำเภอลำดวน พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๔|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2534/A/107/29.PDF|date=June 19 1991|language=Thai]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 42 villages ("muban"). There are two townships ("thesaban tambon") - Phra Samut Chedi covers the whole "tambon" Pak Klong Bang Pla Kot, and Lae Fa Pha covers parts of "tambon" Laem Fa Pha and Nai Khlong Bang Pla Kot. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO), for each "tambon" except Pak Klong Bang Pla Kot which has no non-municipal area.

References

External links

* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=643&pv=58 amphoe.com]