Sai Yok district explained

Official Name:Sai Yok
Native Name:ไทรโยค
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kanchanaburi
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Name3:7
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Subdivision Name4:57
Established Title:District established
Population Total:62212
Population As Of:2015
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:71150
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:7102
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:14.1156°N 99.1444°W

Sai Yok (Thai: ไทรโยค, in Thai pronounced as /sāj jôːk/) is a district (amphoe) in Kanchanaburi province in western Thailand.

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 km2. 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.

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. Also popular for tourists is the Tiger Temple.

Administration

Central administration

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

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[1]
1.Lum SumThai: ลุ่มสุ่ม1110,580
2.Tha SaoThai: ท่าเสา1113,584
3.SingThai: สิงห์64,805
4.Sai YokThai: ไทรโยค810,449
5.Wang KrachaeThai: วังกระแจะ99,134
6.Si MongkhonThai: ศรีมงคล87,840
7.BongtiThai: บ้องตี้45,820

Local administration

There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

Popular culture

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics 2015. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2016-06-10.