Khlong Sam Wa Destrict

Khlong Sam Wa
Khlong Sam Wa; คลองสามวา
	Khet
	Dowphin show at Safari World
	Khet location in Bangkok
	Coordinates: 13°51′35″N 100°42′15″E / 13.85972°N 100.70417°ECoordinates: 13°51′35″N 100°42′15″E / 13.85972°N 100.70417°E
Kintra	Thailand
Province	Bangkok
Seat	Bang Chan
Khwaeng	5
Khet established	21 November 1997
Area
• Total	110.686 km2 (42.736 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	124,476
• Density	1125/km2 (2,910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (THA)
Postal code	10510
Geocode	1046

Khlong Sam Wa (Thai: คลองสามวา; IPA: [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ sǎːm wāː]) is ane o the 50 destricts (Khet) o Bangkok, Thailand. It is boondit bi ither destricts (frae north clockwise): Lam Luk Ka o Pathum Thani Province, Nong Chok, Min Buri, Khan Na Yao, Bang Khen, an Sai Mai o Bangkok.

History

Khlong Sam Wa wis established as a destrict on 21 November 1997 bi splittin oot frae Min Buri. Khlong Sam Wa wis the name o a amphoe in Min Buri an hence the name is uised as the destrict name. In 1947 when the aurie wis still landwart, the farming commonty o Bang Chan wis chosen at the beginnin o wha wis tae become the academic disciple o Thai studies, as centre for a lang-term study.^[1]

Admeenistration

The destrict is dividit intae 5 sub-destricts (Kwaeng).

1.	Sam Wa Tawan Tok	สามวาตะวันตก
2.	Sam Wa Tawan Ok	สามวาตะวันออก
3.	Bang Chan	บางชัน
4.	Sai Kong Din	ทรายกองดิน
5.	Sai Kong Din Tai	ทรายกองดินใต้

Places

Safari World

Schuil

Nawamintrachinuthit Satriwittaya 2 School (In thai)
Nawamintrachinuthit Benjamarachalai School (In thai)

References

↑ Sharp, Lauriston; Hanks, Lucien M. (Winter 1983). Brian L. Foster (ed.). "Bang Chan: Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand". Ethnohistory. Duke University Press. Vol. 30 (No. 1): 35–36. doi:10.2307/481501. Retrieved 12 Juin 2014.

[Sharp-1] Sharp, Lauriston; Hanks, Lucien M. (Winter 1983). Brian L. Foster (ed.). "Bang Chan: Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand". Ethnohistory. Duke University Press. Vol. 30 (No. 1): 35–36. doi:10.2307/481501. Retrieved 12 Juin 2014.

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