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Mueang Samut Prakan district อำเภอเมืองสมุทรปราการ
District
Bang Pu mangrove in 2002
District location in Samut Prakan province
Mueang Samut Prakan district Location in the: Bangkok Metropolitan Region Show map of Bangkok Metropolitan Region Mueang Samut Prakan district Location in Thailand Show map of Thailand
Coordinates: 13°36′2″N 100°35′48″E / 13.60056°N 100.59667°E / 13.60056; 100.59667
Country	Thailand
Province	Samut Prakan
Seat	Pak Nam
Area
• Mueang district	190.56 km (73.58 sq mi)
Population
• Mueang district	540,979
• Density	2,819.73/km (7,303.1/sq mi)
• City Municipality	51,495
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (ICT)
Postal code	10270
Geocode	1101

Mueang Samut Prakan district (Thai: อำเภอเมืองสมุทรปราการ, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ sā.mùt prāː.kāːn] pronunciation)/colloquially as Paknam Samut Prakan (Thai: ปากน้ำสมุทรปราการ) is the——capital district (amphoe mueang) of Samut Prakan province in central Thailand. The district has the "highest population of all districts of Thailand."

Administration※

Central administration※

Mueang Samut Prakan is divided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 35 administrative villages (muban).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.
01.	Pak Nam	ปากน้ำ	0–	51,495
02.	Samrong Nuea	สำโรงเหนือ	0–	72,495
03.	Bang Mueang	บางเมือง	0–	68,362
04.	Thai Ban	ท้ายบ้าน	0–	25,559
05.	Bang Pu Mai	บางปูใหม่	0–	39,435
06.	Phraek Sa	แพรกษา	07	60,549
07.	Bang Prong	บางโปรง	04	10,239
08.	Bang Pu	บางปู	0–	06,729
09.	Bang Duan	บางด้วน	08	07,992
010.	Bang Mueang Mai	บางเมืองใหม่	0–	51,980
011.	Thepharak	เทพารักษ์	09	49,599
012.	Thai Ban Mai	ท้ายบ้านใหม่	0–	48,037
013.	Phraek Sa Mai	แพรกษาใหม่	07	48,508

Missing numbers are tambons split off at the creation of Phra Samut Chedi district.

Local administration※

There is one city (thesaban nakhon) in the district:

• Samut Prakan (Thai: เทศบาลนครสมุทรปราการ) consisting of subdistrict Pak Nam.

There are two towns (thesaban mueang) in the district:

• Pak Nam Samut Prakan (Thai: เทศบาลเมืองปากน้ำสมุทรปราการ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Bang Mueang.
• Phraek Sa Mai (Thai: เทศบาลเมืองแพรกษาใหม่) consisting of parts of subdistrict Phraek Sa Mai.

There are five subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) in the district:

• Samrong Nuea (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลสำโรงเหนือ) consisting of parts of subdistricts Samrong Nuea, Bang Mueang Mai, Thepharak.
• Dan Samrong (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลด่านสำโรง) consisting of parts of subdistrict Samrong Nuea.
• Bang Mueang (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางเมือง) consisting of parts of subdistricts Bang Mueang, Bang Mueang Mai, Thepharak.
• Phraek Sa (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลแพรกษา) consisting of parts of subdistricts Phraek Sa, Thepharak, Phraek Sa Mai.
• Bang Pu (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางปู) consisting of subdistricts Thai Ban, Bang Pu Mai, Bang Pu, Thai Ban Mai.

There are four subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

• Phraek Sa (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลแพรกษา) consisting of parts of subdistrict Phraek Sa.
• Bang Prong (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบางโปรง) consisting of subdistrict Bang Prong.
• Bang Duan (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบางด้วน) consisting of subdistrict Bang Duan.
• Thepharak (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเทพารักษ์) consisting of parts of subdistrict Thepharak.

Economy※

Interhides Public Company (IHL) operates nine tanning factories in Bang Pu Mai. And is building tenth factory there——to be, operational by, 2020. IHL produce finished leathers for international footwear, automotive, and furniture companies.

Environment※

The district's coastline has seen severe erosion since the 1990s. Coastal mangrove forests were destroyed and "replaced with shrimp farms." Three——to five metres of shoreline has been submerged every year since then, resulting in the loss of 4,000 rai of land to the sea.

Thailand lost almost one third of its coastal mangrove forests between 1961 and 2000. According to Thailand's Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, a quarter of the country's shores—about 700 kilometres (500 miles)—are eroding, some "severely".

Transportation※

Samut Prakan is served by the southern end of the Sukhumvit Line on the BTS Skytrain (from Samrong to Kheha stations). The major thoroughfare in Samut Prakan is Sukhumvit Road, which links the city to Central Bangkok all the way towards the Cambodian border in Trat.

Education※

The Thai Sikh International School is in Samrong, in the district.

Health※

Samut Prakan Hospital, the main hospital of the province is located in the district.

References※

External links※

• Amphoe.com (in Thai)