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The office was moved again to Mae Klong camp, Mae Klong Subdistrict, and at the same time the name changed to Mae Klong in 1925. [3] In accordance with governmental policy that the capital district name should be the same as the provincial name, Mae Klong district was renamed "Mueang Samut Songkhram" in 1938. [ 4 ]
The main beaches are on the western shores of the island, the largest being Klong Dao, Pra-Ae (Long Beach), and Klong Khong Beach. There are other, much less accessible, beaches at the southern end. The administrative center as well as home to most Moken or Chao Ley ("Sea people") is Old Town, located roughly 2/3rds down the much-less developed ...
Samut Songkhram or Mae Klong or Suan Nok (outside garden) was a part of Mueang Ratchaburi in the past. The old name of Mae Klong is Bang Chang which was centered at Tambon Amphawa, Samut Songkhram (from the district at present).
But, as the land was not fertile, the king moved the city center to Mueang Kui. The new city name was kept. In the reign of Mongkut, King Rama IV, Bang Nang Rom, Kui, and Klong Wan towns were merged into Prachuap Khiri Khan, meaning 'town with clusters of mountains'. [1] In 1894 King Chulalongkorn placed
The administration of Samut Songkhram city is responsible for only Mae Klong subdistrict (tambon) with 5,000 rai ~ 8.0 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi) and 25,623 people, but no villages (muban). Map of Mae Klong subdistrict
Klong Yai was made a minor district (king amphoe) in 1912 and upgraded to a full district in 1959. From 1979 to July 1986, the district was the site of a Thai Red Cross refugee camp, now called "Ratchakarun Centre", for Cambodians fleeing the fighting between the Khmer Rouge and the invading Vietnamese in the Cambodian-Vietnamese War .
Khlong Toei (also Klong Toey, Thai: คลองเตย, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ tɤ̄ːj]) is a district in central Bangkok, long known for its slum. It is bordered by the Chao Phraya River and contains major port facilities.
Mueang Ratchaburi (Thai: เมืองราชบุรี, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ râːt.t͡ɕʰā.bū.rīː]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Ratchaburi province, western Thailand. As of 2017 [update] the population of the district was 122,747.