Si Sawat district explained

Official Name:Si Sawat
Native Name:ศรีสวัสดิ์
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kanchanaburi
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Dan Mae Chalaep
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:25,667
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:71250
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:7104
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:14.5992°N 99.1139°W

Si Sawat (Thai: ศรีสวัสดิ์, in Thai pronounced as /sǐː sā.wàt/) is a district (amphoe) in Kanchanaburi province, western Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Rai of Uthai Thani province, Dan Chang of Suphanburi province, Nong Prue, Bo Phloi, Kanchanaburi, Sai Yok and Thong Pha Phum of Kanchanburi Province.

The district is dominated by the Si Nakharin Reservoir, which is part of Khuean Srinagarindra National Park. The 140-metre-high Si Nakharin Dam was finished in 1980 and creates a 419 km2 impoundment of the Kwae Yai River. The dam has received criticism for being built on the Si Sawat fault line.[1]

To the south of the district is Erawan National Park, best known for its Erawan Waterfall.

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 33 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Erawan covers parts of tambon Tha Kradan. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai namePop.[2]
1.Na Suanนาสวน4,769
2.Dan Mae Chalaepด่านแม่แฉลบ5,003
3.Nong Petหนองเป็ด2,593
4.Tha Kradanท่ากระดาน5,085
5.Khao Chotเขาโจด4,364
6.Mae Krabungแม่กระบุง3,857

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Notes and References

  1. News: What if the wall was to break. 24 January 2002 . The Nation. 21 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111644/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.arcview.php?clid=11&id=54583. 29 September 2007.
  2. Web site: Population statistics 2017. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 31 January 2022.