Mueang Kanchanaburi district


Mueang Kanchanaburi is the capital district of Kanchanaburi province, western Thailand.

History

Mueang Kanchanaburi changed status to become the capital district of Kanchanaburi Province in 1913. The old district office was in subdistrict Ban Nuea. It was moved to subdistrict Pak Phraek on 1 October 1954.
The district is home to the "bridge over the River Kwai", part of World War II's Death Railway.

Geography

Neighboring are Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar, Sai Yok, Si Sawat, Bo Phloi, Phanom Thuan, Tha Muang, and Dan Makham Tia of Kanchanaburi Province.
The district is located in the southern foothills of the province.
The Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai Rivers are important water resources which join at the town Kanchanaburi to form the Mae Klong River.
Phu Nam Ron is a transnational cross-border point at the western end of the district. It is expected to gain in importance if the planned Dawei deepwater port project goes ahead, along with a highway and a railway line between Bangkok and that harbor.

Administration

Provincial administration

The district is divided into thirteen subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 102 administrative villages.
No.SubdistrictThaiVillagesPop.
1.Ban Nueaบ้านเหนือ-8,394
2.Ban Taiบ้านใต้-5,505
3.Pak Phraekปากแพรก1334,897
4.Tha Makhamท่ามะขาม514,899
5.Kaeng Sianแก่งเสี้ยน913,078
6.Nong Buaหนองบัว813,532
7.Lat Yaลาดหญ้า725,339
8.Wang Dongวังด้ง128,763
9.Chong Sadaoช่องสะเดา73,836
10.Nong Yaหนองหญ้า97,805
11.Ko Samrongเกาะสำโรง1010,879
13.Ban Kaoบ้านเก่า1515,879
16Wang Yenวังเย็น75,735
Total102168,542

Missing numbers belong to subdistricts which now form Dan Makham Tia district

Local government

Municipalities

As of December 2024 there are six municipal areas in the district.
Mueang Kanchanaburi and Pak Phraek are town municipalities, Pak Phraek covers parts of Pak Phraek subdistrict, Mueang Kanchanaburi covers the subdistricts Ban Nuea and Ban Tai and parts of Pak Phraek and Tha Makham and also parts of Tha Lo subdistrict from Tha Muang district.
Tha Makham, Nong Bua, Kaeng Sian and Lat Ya are subdistrict municipalities, they all cover parts of their same-named subdistricts.
Kanchanaburi
Town municipality		Pop.04710102
Ban Nuea8,394
Pak Phraek6,307
Ban Tai5,505
Tha Makham3,117
Tha Lo1,301
Total24,624

Subdistrict municipalityPop.LAO codewebsite
Tha Makham11,78205710103
Nong Bua7,12005710106
Kaeng Sian6,45705710104
Lat Ya5,41305710105

Subdistrict administrative organizations

The non-municipal areas are administered by nine subdistrict administrative organization - SAO.
Subdistrict adm.org - SAOPop.LAO codewebsite
Lat Ya SAO19,92606710112
Ban Kao SAO18,87906710111
Ko Samrong SAO10,87906710108
Wang Dong SAO8,76306710113
Nong Ya SAO7,80506710116
Kaeng Sian SAO6,62106710109
Nong Bua SAO6,41206710115
Wang Yen SAO5,73506710114
Chong Sadao SAO3,83606710110

Education

Healthcare

Hospitals

Mueang Kanchanaburi district is served by four hospitals

Health promoting hospitals

In the district there are twenty-one health-promoting hospitals in total.

Religion

There are seventy-nine Theravada Buddhist temples in the district.
The Christians have twelve churches and muslims have one mosque.