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Tha Muang district

Tha Muang (, ) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand and is located west of Bangkok.

History

The district was established in 1898. Later people in the district moved southward to nearby Wat Si Loha Rat Bamrung. They changed the district name to Wang Khanai (วังขนาย). In 1939 Phra Woraphak Phibun, then head of the district, renamed the district Tha Muang after the name of the central tambon.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the west clockwise) Dan Makham Tia, Mueang Kanchanaburi, Phanom Thuan, Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi Province, Ban Pong, and Chom Bueng of Ratchaburi province.

The important water resource is the Mae Klong River. The Mae Klong Dam on the Mae Klong River is in the district.

Administration

Provincial administration

The district is divided into thirteen subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 119 administrative villages (mubans).

Local government

Municipalities

As of December 2024 there are: nine municipal (thesaban) areas in the district: these are subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambons) of which Muang Chum, Wang Khanai and Wang Sala cover the whole subdistrict; Nong Khao, Nong Tak Ya, Tha Lo and Tha Muang cover parts of the same named subdistrict; Nong Ya Dok Khao covers parts of Nong Tak Ya and Sam Rong covers parts of Phang Tru subdistrict. Also parts of Tha Lo subdistrict belongs to Kanchanaburi town municipality.

Subdistrict Administrative organizations

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

Education

  • 44 primary schools
  • 6 secondary schools

Healthcare

Hospital

Tha Muang district is served by one hospital

Health promoting hospitals

In the district there are fourteen health-promoting hospitals in total; every subdistrict have one, but Nong Tak Ya and Phang Tru each have two.

Religion

There are fifty-five Theravada Buddhist temples in the district.

The Christians have two churches and muslims have one mosque.

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