Amphoe Sam Phran
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Sam Phran is the southernmost district (Amphoe
) of Nakhon Pathom Province
, Thailand
.
, Nakhon Chai Si
and Phutthamonthon
of Nakhon Pathom Province, Thawi Watthana
and Nong Khaem
of Bangkok
, Krathum Baen
and Ban Phaeo
of Samut Sakhon Province
, and Bang Phae
of Ratchaburi Province
.
The main water resource of the district is the large Tha Chin river or Nakhon Chai Si river which meanders through the district in a south-easterly direction.
Sam Phran district has evolved as a ribbon development of tambon
s (sub districts) along Phetkasem Road, a major thoroughfare linking Bangkok
with the cities of Nakhon Pathom and Kanchanaburi
, their urban roadside appearance giving the aspect of a highly built up area. Behind the rows of shop-houses however, are compact 'village' communities of town houses with their own micro-infrastructure, factories and rice fields.
, Thailand's northeastern region, to be part of the labour force in the many factories in the area. The actual city centre of Sam Phran is located about one kilometre to the south of the Phetkasem Road at the western extremity of the district. Sampran has a very high percentage of Roman Catholic Christians.
is another major economic activity.
Of the two main townships, Sam Phran City retains the aspect of a country town while Om Yai is located directly on the Phetkasem Road and is a very busy shopping, business, market and factory area, with modern facilities including malls, clinics and hospitals.
The sub district of Tha Kham (usually written Takham), is the heartland of the Roman Catholic Christian religion in Thailand. Michael Michai Kitbunchu
, Cardinal
of Thailand was born in Sam Phran and many Catholic religious orders have their convents, monasteries and headquarters in the area and there is also Thailand's major seminary. The largest and most important installation in the Catholic enclave of Tha Kham, (and also in Sam Phran), is the vast campus shared by Joseph Upatham School one of the largest combined kindergarten, primary and secondary schools in the country, the main institution of the 43 schools and colleges governed by the Education Department of Bangkok Archdiocese (EDBA), and the Ban Phu Waan Pastoral Training Centre - a leading Catholic conference and convention centre in Asia. There are several other large private schools in Takham including St. Peter's school (mixed gender, Grades 1 through 9 and kindergarten) also governed by the EDBA in the parish of St. Peter, a village and factory community about 2 kilometres from the main highway in the south of Tha Kham, and Marie Upatham, an independent Catholic school for girls in the Takham village of Mor Sii.
Sam Phran city is the location of the National Police Academy and numerous other colleges including St. Joseph Intertechnology College, a Catholic vocational school and teacher training centre also governed by the EDBA.
The Rose Garden in Takham, is a large complex of gardens, restaurants, an international hotel and business centre along the Chai Si River. It is a major tourist destination providing high quality scheduled shows and demonstrations of Thai culture.
The Sampran Elephant Ground and Crocodile Farm is one of the largest of its kind, providing regular shows of Thai culture by trained elephants and crocodiles. The venue is on the list of every Thai child's school trips.
), which are further subdivided into 137 villages (muban
). Sam Phran is a town (thesaban mueang) and Om Yai a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon). There are further 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...
) of Nakhon Pathom Province
Nakhon Pathom Province
Nakhon Pathom ) is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Suphan Buri, Ayutthaya, Nonthaburi, Bangkok, Samut Sakhon, Ratchaburi and Kanchanaburi...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
History
The district was established in 1896, then named Talat Mai district. It was renamed to Sam Phran in 1917.Geography
The district is elongated in an East-West direction and neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Nakhon PathomAmphoe Mueang Nakhon Pathom
Mueang Nakhon Pathom is the capital district of Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand.-History:This area was an ancient city, dating back to pre-historic times. It was the starting point of Buddhism in Dvaravati culture area....
, Nakhon Chai Si
Amphoe Nakhon Chai Si
Nakhon Chai Si is a district of Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand.-History:It was established in the reign of King Maha Chakkraphat of Ayutthaya kingdom....
and Phutthamonthon
Amphoe Phutthamonthon
Phutthamonthon is a district in the east of Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Bang Len, the districts Sai Noi, Bang Yai and Bang Kruai of Nonthaburi Province, the district Thawi Watthana of Bangkok, and Sam Phran and Nakhon Chai Si.-History:The minor...
of Nakhon Pathom Province, Thawi Watthana
Thawi Watthana
Thawi Watthana is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Amphoe Bang Kruai of Nonthaburi Province, Taling Chan, Bang Khae, and Nong Khaem districts of Bangkok, Sam Phran and Phutthamonthon of Nakhon Pathom Province.-History:The district is named...
and Nong Khaem
Nong Khaem
Nong Khaem is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts : Thawi Watthana, Bang Khae, Bang Bon of Bangkok, Krathum Baen of Samut Sakhon province, Sam Phran and Phutthamonthon of Nakhon Pathom province-History:The name of the district came from...
of Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Krathum Baen
Amphoe Krathum Baen
Krathum Baen is a district in the northern part of Samut Sakhon Province, central Thailand.-History:Krathum Baen area was a part of Mueang Samut Sakhon district. It was created in 1900...
and Ban Phaeo
Amphoe Ban Phaeo
Ban Phaeo is a district in the northern part of Samut Sakhon Province, central Thailand.-History:In the past the area of the district was covered with deep forest. Hunters who traveled to hunt wild animals there always lost the way, so they agreed to make meeting points by using Phaeo flags. When...
of Samut Sakhon Province
Samut Sakhon Province
Samut Sakhon ) is one of the central provinces of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are Samut Songkhram, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Pathom and Bangkok.- Etymology :...
, and Bang Phae
Amphoe Bang Phae
Bang Phae is a district in the eastern part of Ratchaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was created in 1914 from 17 tambon from the districts Ban Pong, Photharam and Damnoen Saduak. At first a temporary district office was located in a pavillon of Wat Hua Pho in tambon Hua Pho...
of Ratchaburi Province
Ratchaburi Province
Ratchaburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom,Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram and Phetchaburi...
.
The main water resource of the district is the large Tha Chin river or Nakhon Chai Si river which meanders through the district in a south-easterly direction.
Sam Phran district has evolved as a ribbon development of tambon
Tambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
s (sub districts) along Phetkasem Road, a major thoroughfare linking Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
with the cities of Nakhon Pathom and Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi ) is a town in the west of Thailand and the capital of Kanchanaburi province. In 2006 it had a population of 31,327...
, their urban roadside appearance giving the aspect of a highly built up area. Behind the rows of shop-houses however, are compact 'village' communities of town houses with their own micro-infrastructure, factories and rice fields.
Demography
As in most of Central Thailand, the people are a mix of Thai and Chinese ethnic origins. The local population also includes a large number of people who have migrated from IsanIsan
Isan is the northeastern region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima...
, Thailand's northeastern region, to be part of the labour force in the many factories in the area. The actual city centre of Sam Phran is located about one kilometre to the south of the Phetkasem Road at the western extremity of the district. Sampran has a very high percentage of Roman Catholic Christians.
Culture and Economy
Sam Phran is well known for its large number of clothing and apparel factories, many of which work exclusively as out-sourced labour centres for famous international brands. Intensive pig farmingIntensive pig farming
Intensive piggeries are a type of factory farm ' specialized in the raising of domestic pigs up to slaughter weight...
is another major economic activity.
Of the two main townships, Sam Phran City retains the aspect of a country town while Om Yai is located directly on the Phetkasem Road and is a very busy shopping, business, market and factory area, with modern facilities including malls, clinics and hospitals.
The sub district of Tha Kham (usually written Takham), is the heartland of the Roman Catholic Christian religion in Thailand. Michael Michai Kitbunchu
Michael Michai Kitbunchu
Michael Michai Cardinal Kitbunchu is a Thai Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bangkok from 1973 to 2009, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983.-Early life and ministry:...
, Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
of Thailand was born in Sam Phran and many Catholic religious orders have their convents, monasteries and headquarters in the area and there is also Thailand's major seminary. The largest and most important installation in the Catholic enclave of Tha Kham, (and also in Sam Phran), is the vast campus shared by Joseph Upatham School one of the largest combined kindergarten, primary and secondary schools in the country, the main institution of the 43 schools and colleges governed by the Education Department of Bangkok Archdiocese (EDBA), and the Ban Phu Waan Pastoral Training Centre - a leading Catholic conference and convention centre in Asia. There are several other large private schools in Takham including St. Peter's school (mixed gender, Grades 1 through 9 and kindergarten) also governed by the EDBA in the parish of St. Peter, a village and factory community about 2 kilometres from the main highway in the south of Tha Kham, and Marie Upatham, an independent Catholic school for girls in the Takham village of Mor Sii.
Sam Phran city is the location of the National Police Academy and numerous other colleges including St. Joseph Intertechnology College, a Catholic vocational school and teacher training centre also governed by the EDBA.
The Rose Garden in Takham, is a large complex of gardens, restaurants, an international hotel and business centre along the Chai Si River. It is a major tourist destination providing high quality scheduled shows and demonstrations of Thai culture.
The Sampran Elephant Ground and Crocodile Farm is one of the largest of its kind, providing regular shows of Thai culture by trained elephants and crocodiles. The venue is on the list of every Thai child's school trips.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambonTambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 137 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). Sam Phran is a town (thesaban mueang) and Om Yai a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon). There are further 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tha Kham | ท่าข้าม | 6 | 9,880 |
| 2. | Song Khanong | ทรงคนอง | 6 | 4,140 |
| 3. | Hom Kret | หอมเกร็ด | 6 | 8,015 |
| 4. | Bang Krathuek | บางกระทึก | 8 | 9,470 |
| 5. | Bang Toei | บางเตย | 7 | 4,016 |
| 6. | Sam Phran | สามพราน | 9 | 12,430 |
| 7. | Bang Chang | บางช้าง | 11 | 7,638 |
| 8. | Rai Khing | ไร่ขิง | 14 | 22,406 |
| 9. | Tha Talat | ท่าตลาด | 10 | 14,848 |
| 10. | Krathum Lom | กระทุ่มล้ม | 9 | 16,398 |
| 11. | Khlong Mai | คลองใหม่ | 7 | 11,326 |
| 12. | Talat Chinda | ตลาดจินดา | 11 | 7,397 |
| 13. | Khlong Chinda | คลองจินดา | 14 | 11,579 |
| 14. | Yai Cha | ยายชา | 6 | 7,102 |
| 15. | Ban Mai | บ้านใหม่ | 5 | 9,142 |
| 16. | Om Yai | อ้อมใหญ่ | 8 | 15,775 |
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)