Sam Khok district
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{{More citations needed|date=July 2017}}
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| official_name = Sam Khok
| native_name = สามโคก
| native_name_lang= th
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = เที่ยว วัดโบสถ์ หลวงพ่อโตองค์ใหญ่ จ.ปทุมธานี.jpg
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| image_caption =Statue of Somdej Toh, Wat Bot
| image_map = Amphoe 1307.svg
| map_caption = District location in Pathum Thani province
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Thailand
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Pathum Thani
| subdivision_type2 = Seat
| subdivision_name2 = Bang Toei
| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict
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| subdivision_type4 = Muban
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| established_title = District established
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| population_total = 55,082
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_density_km2 = {{Formatnum:580.01|R}}
| area_total_km2 = {{Formatnum:94.967|R}}
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| blank_name_sec1 = Postal code
| blank_info_sec1 = 12160
| blank_name_sec2 = Geocode
| blank_info_sec2 = 1307
| timezone = ICT
| utc_offset = +7
| coordinates = {{coord|14|3|55|N|100|31|21|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}}
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Sam Khok ({{Langx|th|สามโคก}}, {{IPA|th|sǎːm kʰôːk|pron}}) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Pathum Thani province, central Thailand, about 50 kilometres north of Bangkok.
History
Mueang Sam Khok is an ancient city, dating to the early-Ayutthaya Kingdom.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}} It was called Thung Phaya Muang before King Uthong established the kingdom in 1350. The first written evidence of its existence—the law on official seals dated 1632—occurs in the reign of King Prasat Thong''.
In 1660, a group of Mon people migrated to Ayutthaya because they were oppressed by Burmese rule in their homeland. King Narai the Great provided the area of Mueang Sam Khok for them to establish a new town. Later a further immigration of Mon people to Thailand happened in the reign of King Taksin the Great in 1774 and King Phutthaloetla Naphalai (Rama II) in 1815. Some immigrants settled at Sam Khok, others moved to Pak Kret, Nonthaburi province and Phra Pa Daeng, Samut Prakan province.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}
In 1726 a book entitled, Oud En Niew Oost-Indien was published in Holland by the Dutch cartographer, De Groote. In it, De Groote's map called "Siamese Rievier Menam" describes Sam Khok as a Potte Bakkers Drop ('pottery-making village'). Sam Khok is still known for its Mon earthenware jars.{{cite journal|last1=Rooney|first1=Dawn|title=THE MAPPING OF THAILAND: AN INTRODUCTION|journal=International Map Collectors' Society Symposium|date=November 1991|url=http://rooneyarchive.net/lectures/lec-maps_intro/lec_maps_intro.htm|accessdate=17 November 2016|location=Singapore}} The name Sam Khok, meaning 'three mounds', refers to the three mounds used to produce jars.{{cite news|last1=Kovit|first1=Wongsurawat|title=ตุ่มสามโคกกับรัฐธรรมนูญ ฉบับใต้ตุ่มของนายพลตุ่มแดง|url=http://m.matichon.co.th/readnews.php?newsid=1379517358&grpid=03&catid=03|accessdate=28 May 2018|work=Matichon|date=18 September 2013|language=Thai|trans-title= Sam Khok Jar and the Constitution Under the Jar of Gen Red Jar}}
When King Phutthaloetla Naphalai visited Sam Khok in 1815 for the kathin (Buddhist robe ceremony) and rub bua (lotus presentation) the local Mon people gave him many lotus flowers. Impressed by their devotion, the king renamed the city Prathum Thani, meaning 'city of lotus'. At the same time, the king upgraded the city to a third-class city. King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) later renamed the city Pathum Thani, but the meaning is unchanged.{{cite news|last1=Svasti|first1=Pichaya|title=Potty about pottery|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/in-thailand/1137321/potty-about-pottery|accessdate=17 November 2016|work=Bangkok Post|date=17 November 2016}}
King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) changed the status of the city to Sam Khok District in 1898.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}
Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Lat Bua Luang and Bang Sai of Ayutthaya province; Khlong Luang, Mueang Pathum Thani, and Lat Lum Kaeo of Pathum Thani Province.
The district is crossed by the Chao Phraya River.
Administration
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The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 58 villages (mubans). Bang Toei has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of tambon Bang Toei. Each tambon has a tambon administrative organization (TAO).
| |1. | Bang Toei | บางเตย | 10 | |
| |2. | Khlong Khwai | คลองควาย | 8 | |
| |3. | Sam Khok | สามโคก | 4 | |
| |4. | Krachaeng | กระแชง | 3 | |
| |5. | Bang Pho Nuea | บางโพธิ์เหนือ | 3 | |
| |6. | Chiang Rak Yai | เชียงรากใหญ่ | 7 | |
| |7. | Ban Pathum | บ้านปทุม | 6 | |
| |8. | Ban Ngio | บ้านงิ้ว | 5 | |
| |9. | Chiang Rak Noi | เชียงรากน้อย | 5 | |
| |10. | Bang Krabue | บางกระบือ | 3 | |
| |11. | Thai Ko | ท้ายเกาะ | 4 |
Places
- Shinawatra University (SIU)
- Sam Khok Waterside Market{{cite news|language=thai|url=https://mgronline.com/travel/detail/9610000074710|work=MGR Online|date=2018-07-27|title=กินของอร่อย ช้อปเพลิน เดินเล่น ที่ "ตลาดอิงน้ำสามโคก" จ.ปทุมธานี|trans-title=Eat tasty food, enjoy shopping, stroll at "Sam Khok Waterside Market", Pathum Thani Province}}
- Wat Bot