Place:Samut Sakhon, Thailand

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NameSamut Sakhon
Alt namesMaha Chaisource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1062
Samut Sakhonsource: Wikipedia
Tha Chinsource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1062
TypeProvince
Coordinates13.583°N 100.3°E
Located inThailand
See alsoCentral,removed name of Region
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Samut Sakhon
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Samut Sakhon is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand, established by the , which came into force on 9 May 1946.

Neighboring provinces are (from the southwest clockwise) Samut Songkhram, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Pathom, and Bangkok. Samut Sakhon is part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region.

History

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The oldest name of the area is Tha Chin ('Chinese pier'), probably referring to the fact that it was a trading port where Chinese junks arrived. In 1548 the city Sakhon Buri was established, and was renamed Mahachai in 1704 after the Khlong Mahachai which was dug then and connected with the Tha Chin River near the town. King Mongkut gave it its current name, but the old name Mahachai is still sometimes used by locals.

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