Si Sawat district
{{redirect|Si Sawat}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Si Sawat
| native_name = ศรีสวัสดิ์
| native_name_lang = th
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = น้ำตกห้วยแม่ขมิ้นชั้น4มุมสูง.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Huai Mae Khamin Waterfall, Si Sawat District
| image_map = Amphoe 7104.svg
| map_caption = District location in Kanchanaburi province
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Thailand
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Kanchanaburi
| subdivision_type2 = Seat
| subdivision_name2 = Dan Mae Chalaep
| subdivision_type3 = Tambon
| subdivision_name3 =
| subdivision_type4 = Muban
| subdivision_name4 =
| established_title = District established
| established_date =
| population_total = 25,667
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_density_km2 = auto
| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:3,295.9|R}}
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| blank_name_sec1 = Postal code
| blank_info_sec1 = 71250
| blank_name_sec2 = Geocode
| blank_info_sec2 = 7104
| timezone = ICT
| utc_offset = +7
| coordinates = {{coord|14|35|57|N|99|6|50|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| footnotes =
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Si Sawat ({{langx|th|ศรีสวัสดิ์}}, {{IPA|th|sǐː sā.wàt|pron}}) is a district (amphoe) in Kanchanaburi province, western Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Rai of Uthai Thani province, Dan Chang of Suphanburi province, Nong Prue, Bo Phloi, Kanchanaburi, Sai Yok and Thong Pha Phum of Kanchanburi Province.
The district is dominated by the Si Nakharin Reservoir, which is part of Khuean Srinagarindra National Park. The 140-metre-high Si Nakharin Dam was finished in 1980 and creates a 419 km2 impoundment of the Kwae Yai River. The dam has received criticism for being built on the Si Sawat fault line.{{cite news|title=What if the wall was to break| url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.arcview.php?clid=11&id=54583|date=24 January 2002 | work=The Nation| accessdate = 21 May 2013| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111644/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.arcview.php?clid=11&id=54583
| archivedate = 29 September 2007}}
To the south of the district is Erawan National Park, best known for its Erawan Waterfall.
Administration
The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 33 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Erawan covers parts of tambon Tha Kradan. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No.
! Name ! Thai name ! Pop.{{cite web|url=https://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showZoneData.php?rcode=7104&statType=1&year=60|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration|title=Population statistics 2017|language=Thai|access-date=31 January 2022}} | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |1. | Na Suan | นาสวน | 4,769 | ||
| |2. | Dan Mae Chalaep | ด่านแม่แฉลบ | 5,003 | ||
| |3. | Nong Pet | หนองเป็ด | 2,593 | ||
| |4. | Tha Kradan | ท่ากระดาน | 5,085 | ||
| |5. | Khao Chot | เขาโจด | 4,364 | ||
| |6. | Mae Krabung | แม่กระบุง | 3,857 |
References
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External links
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- [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=14&pv=2 amphoe.com]
- {{Wikivoyage-inline|Sri Sawat}}
{{Amphoe Kanchanaburi}}