Khlong Sam Wa District

Khlong Sam Wa คลองสามวา
Khet
Dolphin show at Safari World
Khet location in Bangkok
Coordinates: 13°51′35″N 100°42′15″E / 13.85972°N 100.70417°ECoordinates: 13°51′35″N 100°42′15″E / 13.85972°N 100.70417°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Bangkok
Seat	Bang Chan
Khwaeng	5
Khet established	November 21, 1997
Area
• Total	110.686 km^2 (42.736 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	124,476
• Density	1,125/km^2 (2,910/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	10510
Geocode	1046

Khlong Sam Wa (Thai: คลองสามวา; IPA: [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ.sǎːm.wāː]) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other districts (from north clockwise): Amphoe Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province, Nong Chok, Min Buri, Khan Na Yao, Bang Khen,and Sai Mai of Bangkok.

History

Khlong Sam Wa was established as a district on 21 November 1997 by splitting out from Min Buri. Khlong Sam Wa was the name of an amphoe in Min Buri and hence the name is used as the district name. In 1947 when the area was still rural, the farming community of Bang Chan was chosen at the beginning of what was to become the academic disciple of Thai studies, as centre for a long-term study.^[1]

Administration

The district is divided into 5 sub-districts (Kwaeng).

1.	Sam Wa Tawan Tok	สามวาตะวันตก
2.	Sam Wa Tawan Ok	สามวาตะวันออก
3.	Bang Chan	บางชัน
4.	Sai Kong Din	ทรายกองดิน
5.	Sai Kong Din Tai	ทรายกองดินใต้

District Council

The District Council for Khlong Sam Wa has seven members, who each serve four-year terms. Elections were last held on April 30, 2006. The results were as follows:

• Thai Rak Thai Party - 7 seats

Places

• Safari World

School

• Nawamintrachinuthit Satriwittaya 2 School (In thai)
• Nawamintrachinuthit Benjamarachalai School (In thai)

References

1. Sharp, Lauriston; Hanks, Lucien M. (Winter 1983). Brian L. Foster. ed., ed. "Bang Chan: Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand". Ethnohistory. Duke University Press. 30 (1): 35–36. doi:10.2307/481501. JSTOR 481501.