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Sai Yok district

Sai Yok (, ) is a district (amphoe) in Kanchanaburi province in western Thailand and is located northwest of Bangkok.

Geography

The district is in the valley of the Khwae Noi River in the Tenasserim Hills area. It borders Myanmar to the south. Along the river the Death Railway runs to Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi.

Sai Yok National Park was created on 27 October 1980 and covers an area of about 500&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. The most famous sight in the park is the Sai Yok waterfall.

Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Thong Pha Phum, Si Sawat, Mueang Kanchanaburi of Kanchanaburi Province and Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar.

Administration

Provincial administration

Sai Yok is divided into seven subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 57 administrative villages (mubans).

Local government

Municipalities

As of December 2024 there are: three municipal (thesaban) areas in the district: Sai Yok subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) consists of the whole subdistrict Sai Yok, Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi subdistrict municipality () covers parts of Tha Sao subdistrict and Wang Pho subdistrict municipality () consists of parts of Lum Sum subdistrict.

Subdistrict administrative organizations

The non-municipal areas are administered by six subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - o bo toh).

Education

Healthcare

Hospital

Sai Yok district is served by two hospitals:

Health promoting hospitals

In the district there are twelve health-promoting hospitals in total, of which;

Religion

There are sixty-eight Theravada Buddhist temples in the district.

Christians have their thirteen churches and muslims have one mosque.

Popular culture

  • Sai Yok was the location of shooting the Vietnam scenes of the 1978 film The Deer Hunter.
  • Sai Yok was mentioned in the song "Mon Sai Yok" (มนต์ไทรโยค - "Magic Of Sai Yok") by the Thai pop rock band The Innocent from an album Yu Hor (อยู่หอ - Stay Dorm) in 1982. The song is about a delightful time in Sai Yok.

Sights

Apart from the nature of the Kwae Noi River valley, the other main attraction is Mueang Sing Historical Park, which shows the westernmost Khmer-style temple complex.

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