Sangkhla Buri district

Sangkhla Buri (Thai: สังขละบุรี, pronounced [sǎŋ.kʰlàʔ bū.rīː], Mon: ဝင်္ကlistenⓘ,pronounced [liəŋka]) is a district (amphoe) in Kanchanaburi province in western Thailand.

This article is about the district. For its main settlement, which is also known as Sangkhlaburi town, see Nong Lu.
Sangkhla Buri
สังขละบุรี
District
Three Pagodas Pass
Three Pagodas Pass
District location in Kanchanaburi province
District location in Kanchanaburi province
Coordinates: 15°9′20″N 98°27′12″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceKanchanaburi
SeatNong Lu
Area
 • Total3,349.4 km2 (1,293.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total31,628
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code71240
Geocode7108
Mon Bridge
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Geography

Sangkhla Buri is in the far west of the province, on the Myanmar border. Three Pagodas Pass is the border crossing station to Myanmar. A large part of the district is covered by the Khao Laem Reservoir, an artificial lake formed by the Vajiralongkorn Dam on the Khwae Noi River.

Neighboring jurisdictions are (from the west clockwise) Tanintharyi Division, Mon State and Kayin State of Myanmar, Umphang district of Tak province, and Thong Pha Phum district of Kanchanaburi.

History

In 1939 the district Wang Ka (วังกะ) was renamed Sangkhla Buri, which was previously the name of the minor district Thong Pha Phum.[2] On 20 May 1941 the district was downgraded to a minor district (king amphoe) and made a subordinate of Thong Pha Phum District. It then consisted of the four tambons: Nong Lu, Prangphle, Laiwo, and Lang Phu Sa.[3] It was again upgraded to full district status on 27 July 1965.[4]

Administration

The district is divided into three subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 20 villages (mubans). Wang Ka is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Nong Lu. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.[1]
1.Nong Luหนองลู1021,524
2.Prangphleปรังเผล45,377
3.Laiwoไล่โว่64,727

Uttamanusorn Bridge
Main article: Uttamanusorn Bridge

A 2014 Bangkok Post article said that the "Uttamanusorn Bridge, better known as Saphan Mon,...built almost 30 years ago by the people, for the people of Ban Wangka, a Mon village" is the most popular tourist landmark in the district".[5]

References
  1. "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2556". Department of Provincial Administration (in Thai). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009.
  3. ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ยกฐานะกิ่งอำเภอขึ้นเป็นอำเภอและยุบอำเภอลงเป็นกิ่ง จังหวัดกาญจนบุรี (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 58 (ง): 1238. May 20, 1941. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2008.
  4. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอศรีสวัสดิ์ อำเภอสังขละบุรี อำเภอท่าคันโท อำเภอดอกคำใต้ อำเภอแม่ใจ อำเภอจุน อำเภอขามทะเลสอ อำเภอไพศาลี อำเภอท่าวังผา อำเภอบ้านกรวด อำเภอเด่นชัย อำเภอปทุมรัตน์ อำเภอกะเปอร์ อำเภออากาศอำนวย อำเภอดอนเจดีย์ อำเภอจอมพระ และอำเภอสามโก้ พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๘ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 81 (49 ก): 565–. July 27, 1965. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2008.
  5. Hey governor, mind your own bridge-ness
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