Amphoe Si Sawat
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| Province: | Kanchanaburi |
| Area: | 3,295.9 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 19,969 (2000) |
| Pop. density: | 6.1 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 7104 |
| Postal code: | 71250 |
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Si Sawat (Thai: ศรีสวัสดิ์) is a district (Amphoe) in the Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand.
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[edit] 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 also part of the Khaoen Sri Nakarin National Park. The 140-metre high Si Nakharin Dam was finished in 1980 and creates a 419-square-kilometre lake of the Kwae Yai River. The dam has received criticism for being built on the Si Sawat fault line[1].
To the south of the district is the Erawan National Park, most famous for the Erawan waterfall.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into six communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 33 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Erawan covers parts of tambon Tha Kradan. There are six further Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| 1. | Nasuan | นาสวน | 4,119 | ||
| 2. | Dan Mae Chalaep | ด่านแม่แฉลบ | 4,431 | ||
| 3. | Nong Pet | หนองเป็ด | 2,430 | ||
| 4. | Tha Kradan | ท่ากระดาน | 5,716 | ||
| 5. | Khao Chot | เขาโจด | 3,770 | ||
| 6. | Mae Krabung | แม่กระบุง | 3,234 |
[edit] References
- ^ "What if the wall was to break", The Nation, 2002-01-24.
[edit] External links
| Amphoe of Kanchanaburi |  |
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Kanchanaburi - Sai Yok - Bo Phloi - Si Sawat - Tha Maka - Tha Muang - Thong Pha Phum - Sangkhla Buri - Phanom Thuan - Lao Khwan - Dan Makham Tia - Nong Prue - Huai Krachao | ||
