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name| official_name = Mueang Samut Songkhram|
thai| native_name = เมืองสมุทรสงคราม|
| native_name_lang= th
province=Samut Songkhram|▼
| settlement_type = [[District]]
capital=Mae Klong|
| image_skyline = Banlaem ferry pier.jpg
coordinates={{coor dms|13|24|48|N|100|0|12|E|type:admin2nd_region:TH}}|▼
| image_alt =
area=169.057|
| image_caption = Mae Klong ferry pier beside [[Wat Ban Laem]]. The Mae Klong bisects Samut Songkhram.
population=103,268|
| image_map = Amphoe 7501.svg
population_as_of=2005|▼
| map_caption = District location in [[Samut Songkhram province]]
density=610.8|
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postal_code=75000|
| pushpin_map_caption =
geocode=7501
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = Thailand
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Samut Songkhram province|Samut Songkhram]]
| subdivision_type2 = Seat
| subdivision_name2 = Mae Klong
| population_total = 106,182
▲| population_as_of =2005| 2017
| population_density_km2 = {{formatnum:628.29|R}}
| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:169.057|R}}
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| blank_name_sec1 = [[Postal code]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 75000
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Geocode]]
| blank_info_sec2 = 7501
| timezone = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]]
| utc_offset = +7
▲| coordinates = {{coor dmscoord|13|24|4850|N|100|0|12|E|type:admin2nd_regionadm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}}|
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'''Mueang Samut Songkhram''' ({{lang-th|เมืองสมุทรสงคราม}}, {{IPA|th|mɯ̄a̯ŋ sā.mùt sǒŋ.kʰrāːm|pron}}) is the capital district (''[[Amphoeamphoe Mueangmueang]]'') of [[Samut Songkhram Provinceprovince]], central [[Thailand]].
 
==History==
The district was established in 1897, then named Lom Thuan and controlled by [[Monthon Ratchaburi]]. In 1900 the district office was moved to a temple area, andin theBan nameProk. ofThe district changedwas tonamed Banaccordingly Prokin district1917.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=34|issue=ก|pages=40–68|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2011|date=April 29, 1917|language=Thai}}</ref> The office was moved again to Mae Klong camp, Tambon Mae Klong Subdistrict, and at the same time the name changed to Mae Klong in 1925.<ref>{{cite Byjournal|journal=Royal theGazette|volume=42|issue=ง|pages=24|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย governmentเรื่อง policyเปลี่ยนแปลงอำเภอในจังหวัดสมุทรสงคราม|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2468/D/24.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607042724/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2468/D/24.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2012|date=1925-04-05|language=Thai}}</ref> In accordance with governmental policy that the capital district name should be the same as the provinceprovincial name, Mae Klong district was renamed to "Mueang Samut Songkhram" in 1938.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=55|issue=ก|pages=658–666|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108064242/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2011|date=November 14, 1938|language=Thai}}</ref> Since 1964 the district office locatedis on Ekachai road,in Tambon Mae Klong.
 
“Mueang Mae Klong” is the old name of the town in the Ayutthaya period. However, it is callied “Samut Songkram” <ref name="Atlaspratedthai(Atlas of Thailand)">Vorrakavin K.,(2003). Atlaspratedthai(Atlas of Thailand). Bangkok: Padtanakunnapabvichakarn.</ref>
Thai local people still call Mueang Samut Songkhram by its old name Mae Klong.
. This is an ancient province with a long history. It is a small province. There are 3 districts; Amphoe Muang, [[Amphoe Amphawa]], [[Amphoe Bang Khonthi]]. The town is located 72 kilometers from the southwest of Bangkok. There are a lot of interesting natural places and ancient temples from the early Rattanakosin period. Samut Songkram has a good economy and festivals. Thai local people still call Mueang Samut Songkhram by its old name Mae Klong.
 
==Geography==
[[Image:Don Hoi Lot submerged trees.jpg|right|thumb|[[Don Hoi Lot]] during high tide]]
The district is located at the shore of the [[Bay of Bangkok]], at the mouth of the [[Mae Klong River]].▼
 
▲The district is located aton the shore of the [[Bay of Bangkok]], at the mouth of the [[Mae Klong River]].
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) [[Amphoe Ban Laem|Ban Laem]] [[Phetchaburi Province]], [[Amphoe Amphawa|Amphawa]] and [[Amphoe Bang Khonthi|Bang Khonthi]] of Samut Songkhram, and [[Amphoe Ban Phaeo|Ban Phaeo]] and [[Amphoe Mueang Samut Sakhon|Mueang Samut Sakhon]] of [[Samut Sakhon Province]].▼
 
▲Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) [[Amphoe Ban Laem district|Ban Laem]] [[Phetchaburi Provinceprovince]], [[Amphoe Amphawa district|Amphawa]], and [[Amphoe Bang Khonthi district|Bang Khonthi]] of Samut Songkhram, and [[Amphoe Ban Phaeo district|Ban Phaeo]] and [[Amphoe Mueang Samut Sakhon district|Mueang Samut Sakhon]] of [[Samut Sakhon Provinceprovince]].
Off the coast are the sandbanks of [[Don Hoi Lot]] famous for its endemic shell population of ''[[Solen regularis]]''. The site is listed as a [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar wetland]] since 2001.▼
 
▲Off the coast are the sandbanks of [[Don Hoi Lot]] famous for its endemic shell population of ''[[Solen regularis]]''. The site ishas been listed as a [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar wetland]] since 2001.
==Administration==
The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (''[[Tambon]]''), which are further subdivided into 87 villages (''[[muban]]''). [[Samut Songkhram]] itself has town status (''[[thesaban mueang]]'') and covers the whole ''tambon'' Mae Klong. There are further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).▼
 
==TourismAdministration==
▲The district is subdivideddivided into 11 subdistrictssub-districts (''[[Tambontambon]]s''), which are further subdivided into 8785 villages (''[[muban]]s''). [[Samut Songkhram]] itself has town status (''[[thesaban mueang]]'') and covers the whole ''tambon'' Mae Klong. There are a further 10 [[tambon administrative organizationsorganization]]s (TAO).
There are many interesting natural places in Samut Songkram. [[Don Hoi Lot]] is a famous tourist place. It is located at the mouth of the [[Mae Klong]] River not so far from the township area. It has a plain of sandy soil. There are a lot of shells because of that there is good seafood. <ref name="Samut Songkram Province">Samut Songkram Province.(n.d.). Retrieved January 25, 2007, from http://www.thailandguidebook.com/provinces/samut_songkram.html Para2</ref> This place is plentiful with shells during the dry season, around April to May.
Next from the Don Hoi Lot is the King Rama II memorial Park. It is [[Amphoe Amphawa]].<ref name="Samut Songkram(Samut Songkram Province)">Aksara Y., (2001). Samut Songkram(Samut Songkram Province). Bangkok: Sangdaedpuagdek.</ref> This place is erected to the memory of the patron of the arts, who reigned from 1809-1824, and the King Phuttaloetla Nabhalai or King Rama II. The king was a warrior, a lawyer, an artist, a poet, and an architect. There is a statue of King Rama II and an exhibition of his work.<ref name="Pravattisad Muengmaeklong(History of Mae Klong city)">Chumjid Y.(2004). Pravattisad Muengmaeklong(History of Mae Klong city). Bangkok: Odeanstore. Muangnok C., Sompong N., Suangsaard N., Jundman P., Chaaumpol M., (2001). Ruatalaylainlom[sail a fishing boat]. Nakornpathom: Silpakorn University.</ref>The King Rama II Memorial Park is used as a museum, which kind of Thai house of the early Ratanakosin period in the middle of the area. Trees and plants that are founded in Thai literature are grown around the area. It is a center of art and culture of the early Rattankosin period and it is a place for relaxing.<ref name="Samut Songkram(Samut Songkram Province)">Aksara Y., (2001). Samut Songkram(Samut Songkram Province). Bangkok: Sangdaedpuagdek.Para 9</ref>
At the Amphawa Floating Market is the oldest and biggest floating market of Samut Songkram <ref name="Ruatalaylainlom(sail a fishing boat)">Muangnok C., Sompong N., Suangsaard N., Jundman P., Chaaumpol M., (2001). Ruatalaylainlom(sail a fishing boat). Nakornpathom: Silpakorn University.</ref>,although it is not as big as Damnoensaduak Floating Market of Ratchaburi. It is a famous floating market of Samut Songkram. There are a lot of boats that sells local products, fruits, and food everyday from 7.00am till noon in the Mae Klong River. This floating market sells a lot of sea food. A lot of tourists who come to Samut Songkram liked to go to this floating market for shopping or eating.
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! No.
! Name
! Thai name
! Villages
! [[Population|Pop.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stat.bora.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showDistrictData.php?rcode=75&statType=1&year=60|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration|title=Population statistics 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405153841/http://stat.bora.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showDistrictData.php?rcode=75&statType=1&year=60|archivedate=2018-04-05|access-date=2018-04-05}}</ref>
! [[Population|Inh.]]
|-
||{{0}}1.||[[Samut Songkhram|Mae Klong]]||แม่กลอง||-|| 3028,956||228
|-
||{{0}}2.||Bang Khan Taek||บางขันแตก||12||9{{0}}8,100||736
|-
||{{0}}3.||Lat Yai||ลาดใหญ่||12||1417,258||861
|-
||{{0}}4.||Ban Prok||บ้านปรก||11||{{0}}8,077||678
|-
||{{0}}5.||Bang Kaeo||บางแก้ว||10||7{{0}}9,951||162
|-
||{{0}}6.||Thai Hat||ท้ายหาด||{{0}}6||4{{0}}5,645||138
|-
||{{0}}7.||Laem Yai||แหลมใหญ่||{{0}}8||{{0}}7,894||877
|-
||{{0}}8.||Khlong Khoen||คลองเขิน||{{0}}9||{{0}}5,382||468
|-
||{{0}}9.||Khlong Khon||คลองโคน||{{0}}7||{{0}}4,332||380
|-
||10.||Nang Takhian||นางตะเคียน||9{{0}}7||{{0}}6,076||<!--DOPA transcription table wrongly suggests Nong Takian-->136
|-
||11.||Bang Chakreng||บางจะเกร็ง||{{0}}5||{{0}}4,597||518
|}
||&nbsp;[[Image:Tambon 7501.png|200px|Map of Tambon]]
|}
 
==References==
{{SamutSongkhram-geo-stub}}▼
{{reflist}}
{{Amphoe Samut Songkhram}}▼
[[Category:Amphoe of Samut Songkhram|Mueang Samut Songkhram]]▼
[[th:อำเภอเมืองสมุทรสงคราม]]
 
▲{{Amphoecommonscat|Mueang Samut Songkhram District}}
==Reference==
 
==External links==
* Aksara Y., (2001). Samut Songkram(Samut Songkram Province). Bangkok: Sangdaedpuagdek.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090819153439/http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=645&pv=59 amphoe.com] (Thai)
 
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* Chumjid Y.(2004). Pravattisad Muengmaeklong(History of Mae Klong city). Bangkok: Odeanstore.
 
▲[[Category:AmphoeDistricts of Samut Songkhram province|Mueang Samut Songkhram]]
* Muangnok C., Sompong N., Suangsaard N., Jundman P., Chaaumpol M., (2001). Ruatalaylainlom(sail a fishing boat). Nakornpathom: Silpakorn University.</ref>
 
* Samut Songkram Province.(n.d.). Retrieved January 25, 2007, from http://www.thailandguidebook.com/provinces/samut_songkram.html
 
▲{{SamutSongkhram-geo-stub}}
* the General Information. (n.d.). Retrieved January 25, 2007, from http://www.mohin.com/eng/thailand-samutsongkram/
 
* Vorrakavin K.,(2003). Atlaspratedthai(Atlas of Thailand). Bangkok: Padtanakunnapabvichakarn.
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