Place:Samut Prakan, Thailand

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NameSamut Prakan
Alt namesSamut Prakansource: Wikipedia
TypeProvince
Coordinates13.5°N 100.45°E
Located inThailand
See alsoCentral,removed name of Region
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Ban Bang Phli Yai
Ban Bang Pu
Ban Hua Lamphu Thong
Ban Khlong Samrong
Ban Laem Sing
Ban Phraek Kasa
Ban Sakhla
Ban Tamru
Phra Pradaeng
Samut Prakan
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Samut Prakan province, Samut Prakan, or Samutprakan is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand, established by the , which came into force 9 May 1946.

It is a part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring provinces are Bangkok, to the north and west, and Chachoengsao to the east.

Samut Prakan was previously once home to a Dutch trading post who referred to the area as New Amsterdam.

Suvarnabhumi Airport is in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province as well as the districts of Bang Kapi, Lat Krabang, and Prawet in neighbouring Bangkok city.

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History

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The province was created during the era of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, with its administrative centre at Prapadaeng. It was the sea port of Siam, and was secured with forts, town moats, and town walls. King Rama II started building the new centre at Samut Prakan in 1819, after his predecessor King Taksin had abandoned the town fortifications. Altogether six forts were built on both sides of the Chao Phraya River, and on an island in the river the pagoda, Phra Samut Chedi, was erected. These were involved in the Paknam incident of 13 July 1893, which ended the Franco-Siamese War with a French naval blockade of Bangkok. Of the original six forts only two still exist today, Phi Sua Samut and Phra Chulachomklao.

In 1942, there was an act that included Phra Nakhon, Thonburi, Samut Prakan and Nonthaburi together, and in 1943 there is a new government regulation collapsed Samut Prakan with Phra Nakhon.

On May 9, 1946, Samut Prakan was separated from Phra Nakhon until today.

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