Kamphaeng Saen district
Kamphaeng Saen
กำแพงแสน | |
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![]() District location in Nakhon Pathom province | |
Coordinates: 13°59′2″N 99°59′38″E / 13.98389°N 99.99389°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Nakhon Pathom |
Area | |
• Total | 405.019 km2 (156.379 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 129,081 |
• Density | 318.70/km2 (825.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 73140 |
Geocode | 7302 |
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Kamphaeng Saen (Thai: กำแพงแสน, pronounced [kām.pʰɛ̄ːŋ sɛ̌ːn]) is the northwesternmost district (amphoe) of Nakhon Pathom province, central Thailand.
History
[edit]Kamphaeng Saen was a moated centre of Dvaravati culture, dating from 410-870 CE, with the foundation of a Buddhist stupa identified.[1]: 304
Geography
[edit]Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Song Phi Nong of Suphanburi province; Bang Len, Don Tum, and Mueang Nakhon Pathom of Nakhon Pathom Province; Ban Pong of Ratchaburi province; and Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi province.
Kasetsart University's Kamphaeng Saen campus is in this district.
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into 15 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 202 villages (mubans). Kamphaeng Saen is also a township (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of tambons Kamphaeng Saen and Thung Kraphang Hom.
1. | Thung Kraphang Hom | ทุ่งกระพังโหม | |
2. | Kratip | กระตีบ | |
3. | Thung Luk Nok | ทุ่งลูกนก | |
4. | Huai Khwang | ห้วยขวาง | |
5. | Thung Khwang | ทุ่งขวาง | |
6. | Sa Si Mum | สระสี่มุม | |
7. | Thung Bua | ทุ่งบัว | |
8. | Don Khoi | ดอนข่อย | |
9. | Sa Phatthana | สระพัฒนา | |
10. | Huai Mon Thong | ห้วยหมอนทอง | |
11. | Huai Muang | ห้วยม่วง | |
12. | Kamphaeng Saen | กำแพงแสน | |
13. | Rang Phikun | รางพิกุล | |
14. | Nong Krathum | หนองกระทุ่ม | |
15. | Wang Nam Khiao | วังน้ำเขียว |
References
[edit]- ^ Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ISBN 9786167339443