Si Sawat district

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Si Sawat
ศรีสวัสดิ์
Province: Kanchanaburi
Surface: 3,295.9 km²
Residents: 25,278 (2013)
Population density : 7 U / km²
ZIP : 71250, 71220
Geocode : 7104
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Map of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, with Si Sawat
Si Nakharin Dam
Waterfall in the Erawan National Park
Huai Mae Khamin waterfall in Khuean Si Nakharin National Park

Amphoe Si Sawat ( Thai อำเภอ ศรีสวัสดิ์ ) is a district ( amphoe - administrative district) in Kanchanaburi Province . Kanchanaburi Province is located in the western part of the central region of Thailand . The district capital is located about 180 km northwest of Bangkok .

geography

The neighboring counties are (clockwise from north): Amphoe Ban Rai in Uthai Thani Province , Amphoe Dan Chang in Suphan Buri Province, and Amphoe Nong Prue , Bo Phloi , Mueang Kanchanaburi , Sai Yok and Thong Pha Phum in Kanchanaburi Province.

history

The area was already inhabited thousands of years ago, as shown by excavations in the Tham Ongbah cave .

Attractions

landscape

The district is dominated by the Si-Nakharin reservoir. Part of the reservoir belongs to the Khuean Srinakarin National Park. The 140-meter-high Si Nakharin Dam was completed in 1980. It dams the Mae Nam Khwae Yai (Khwae Yai River) to a 419 km² lake. The dam has received much criticism because it was built on the Si Sawat fault zone .

National parks

The following national parks are located in Amphoe Si Sawat:

  • The Erawan National Park ( อุทยานแห่งชาติ เอราวัณ ) with the famous Erawan Waterfall, which falls in seven cascades from a height of 1200 meters, is located in the south of the district.
  • The Khuean Si Nakharin National Park ( อุทยานแห่งชาติ เขื่อน ศรีนครินทร์ ), founded in 1981, has a size of 1532 km². Numerous waterfalls, hot springs and caves are worth seeing.

administration

Provincial Administration

Si Sawat County is divided into six tambon ("subdistricts" or "municipalities"), which are further subdivided into 34 muban ("villages").

No. Surname Thai Muban Pop.
01. Well Suan นาสวน 05 4,314
02. Dan Mae Chalaep ด่าน แม่ แฉลบ 08th 4,858
03. Nong Pet หนอง เป็ด 04th 2,524
04th Tha Kradan ท่า กระดาน 06th 5,924
05. Khao Chot เขา โจ ด 05 4.033
06th Mae Krabung แม่ กระบุง 06th 3,625

Local administration

There are two municipalities with "small town" status ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the district:

  • Khao Chot (Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล เขา โจ ด ) consisting of the complete Tambon Khao Chot.
  • Erawan (Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล เอราวัณ ) consisting of parts of the Tambon Tha Kradan.

There are also five " tambon administration organizations " ( องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - Tambon Administrative Organizations, TAO)

  • Na Suan (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล นาสวน ) consisting of the complete Tambon Na Suan.
  • Dan Mae Chalaep (Thai: องค์การ บริหารส่วน ตำบล ด่าน แม่ แฉลบ ) consisting of the complete tambon Dan Mae Chalaep.
  • Nong Pet (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล หนอง เป็ด ) consisting of the complete Tambon Nong Pet.
  • Tha Kradan (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล ท่า กระดาน ) consisting of parts of the Tambon Tha Kradan.
  • Mae Krabung (Thai: องค์การ บริหารส่วน ตำบล แม่ กระบุง ) consisting of the complete tambon Mae Krabung.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thailand's Nam Choan Dam Project: A Case Study in the 'Greening' of South-East Asia : Article from the "Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters", Vol. 1, No. 2 (Mar., 1991), pp. 42-54
  2. ↑ Information on the Khuean-Si-Nakharin National Park ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (in English)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dnp.go.th
  3. ↑ 2013 population statistics ( Thai ) Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved September 10, 2014.

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Coordinates: 14 ° 36 '  N , 99 ° 7'  E