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The year in Thailand is presently 2543 B.E.
which is 543 years ahead of the Christian calendar. |
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Holidays
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- 1 Jan - New Year's Day
- 21 Feb - Makha Bucha
- 6 Apr - Chakri Day
- 12-14 Apr - Songkran
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 5 May - Coronation Day
- 17 May - Wisakha Bucha
- 16 July - Asanha Bucha
- 17 July - Khao Phansa
- 12 Aug - Queen's Birthday
- 14 Aug - Queen's Birthday holiday
- 23 Oct - Chulaongkorn day
- 5 Dec - King's Birthday holiday
- 10 Dec - Constitution Day holiday
- 31 Dec - New Year's Eve
Samut Prakan Festivals 2000
- 13th-15th April - Songkran (everywhere)
- 16th April - Songkran (Phra Pradang)
- 11th Oct - Lotus Receiving (Klong Samrong,
Wat Bang Pli Yai)
- 17th Oct - Boat Races (Phra Pradang)
- 18th-26th Oct - Phra Samut Chedi Temple
Fair
- 11th Nov - Loy Krathong (everywhere)
- 1st-3rd Dec - Luang Pho Pan (Wat Mongkon
Khothawat, Bang Boh)
Please note that most Thai festivals are
fixed by the phases of the moon so they vary from year to year. |
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Statistics |
- Total land area:
1004.10 sq km
- Municipal district: 7.3 sq km
- Population:
913,293 people
- Municipal district (71,400)
- Muang District (332,697)
- Phra Pradang District (203,439)
- Bang Plee District (159,705)
- Bang Boh District (85,104)
- Phra Samut Chedi District (83,332)
- Bangsaotong (49,016)
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Postcodes |
- Muang District - 10270
- Phra Pradang District - 10130
- Bang Plee District - 10540
- Bang Boh District - 10560
- Phra Samut Chedi District - 10290
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New
International Airport |
- A new Bankok International Airport (Nong
Ngu Hao Airport) is being built on 20,000 Rai (3200 Hectre) of
land in tambon Bang Chalong , Raja Dheva and Nong Prue. Bang
Phli district, Samut Prakan province.
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- More information
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Samut Prakan Province is at the far end of the Chao
Phraya River, where it empties out into the Gulf of Thailand.
The borders to the north and west join the Metropolitan of Bangkok.
To the south is the sea and the east Chachoeng Sao Province.
Samut Prakan was built between 1620-1628 in the Ayuttaya era.
The original site for the city was on the west side of the river
at Phra Pradaeng. In 1819, King Rama II commanded to have Samut
Prakan re-located across the river at the small fishing village
of Paknam. At the same time he built forts along both sides of
the river in order to defend the approach to Bangkok. Today,
the city is still commonly known as Paknam despite the change
of name and status 180 years ago.
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