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สมุทรปราการ
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Samut Prakan
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1,0041
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70th
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1,028,401
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2000
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18th
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1024
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3rd
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Sukhumrat Saribut
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2005
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(
Thai ) is one of the central
Provinces (''changwat'') of
Thailand . Neighboring provinces are in the west and north
Bangkok and
Chachoengsao to the east.
The new
Suvarnabhumi Airport is currently under construction in the
Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province.
The province was created during the
Ayutthaya Period , with its administrative center located at Prapadaeng. It was the sea port of Siam, and was secured with forts, town moats and town-walls. King
Rama II starting the building of the new center at Samut Prakan in
1819 , after his predecessor King
Taksin had disbanded the town fortification. Altogether six forts were built on both sides of the Chao Phraya river, and on an island in the river the
Pagoda Phra Samut Chedi was erected. Of the original six forts only two still exist today, Phi Sua Samut and Phra Chulachomklao.
By the way, the word ''samut'' means sea and ''prakan'' means fortress.
is in Samut Prakan.]]
Samut Prakan is located at the mouth of the
Chao Phraya river to the
Gulf Of Thailand . Thus the province is also sometimes called ''Pak Nam'' (''ปากน้ำ''), the Thai word for the mouth of a river. The part of the province located on the western side of the river consist mostly of
Rice and
Prawn fields as well as
Mangrove forests, while the east part is the urban center - including industrial factories. It is part of the Bangkok metropolis, the urbanization on both sides of the provincial boundary is identical. The province has a coastline of approximately 47.2 kilometer.
- Bang Pu Nature Reserve , about 12 km east of the town center, has a big bird population. Especially during the winter the Sakdi pier at Bang Pu is very popular for Thai people feeding the wintering Seagull s. The park is run jointly by the Royal Thai Army and the Thai WWF , and was officially established at the 72nd birthday of Queen Sirikit in 2004.
- The HTMS Maeklong , a former Royal Thai Navy ship is moored in concrete at Chulachomklao Fort at the mouth of the Chao Phraya in Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi .
- Two major tourist attractions of the province are located in Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan , the capital district: Mueang Boran or Ancient City, a park that features downscaled replicas of all major historical buildings of Thailand; and the Crocodile Farm.
- Besides being the home of Suvarnabhumi Airport , Amphoe Bang Phli is famous for the annual Lotus Flower (Rap Bua) festival, which usually takes place on the full moon in October.
The province is subdivided into 5 districts (''
Amphoe '') and one minor districts (''King Amphoe''). The districts are further subdivided into 50 communes (''
Tambon '') and 396 villages. For the
National Elections the province is divided into 7 voting districts.
