Kamphaeng Saen district

District in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

Kamphaeng Saen

กำแพงแสน

District

District location in Nakhon Pathom province

Coordinates: 13°59′2″N 99°59′38″E﻿ / ﻿13.98389°N 99.99389°E﻿ / 13.98389; 99.99389
Country| Thailand
Province| Nakhon Pathom
Area

• Total| 405.019 km2 (156.379 sq mi)
Population

(2017)

• Total| 129,081
• Density| 318.70/km2 (825.4/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code| 73140
Geocode| 7302
Kamphaeng Saen station

Kamphaeng Saen (Thai: กำแพงแสน, pronounced [kām.pʰɛ̄ːŋ sɛ̌ːn]) is the northwesternmost district (amphoe) of Nakhon Pathom province, central Thailand.

## History[edit]

Kamphaeng Saen was a moated centre of Dvaravati culture, dating from 410-870 CE, with the foundation of a Buddhist stupa identified.[1]: 304

## Geography[edit]

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Song Phi Nong of Suphanburi province; Bang Len, Don Tum, and Mueang Nakhon Pathom of Nakhon Pathom Province; Ban Pong of Ratchaburi province; and Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi province.

Kasetsart University's Kamphaeng Saen campus is in this district.

## Administration[edit]

The district is divided into 15 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 202 villages (mubans). Kamphaeng Saen is also a township (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of tambons Kamphaeng Saen and Thung Kraphang Hom.

1. | Thung Kraphang Hom | ทุ่งกระพังโหม |

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2. | Kratip | กระตีบ |
3. | Thung Luk Nok | ทุ่งลูกนก |
4. | Huai Khwang | ห้วยขวาง |
5. | Thung Khwang | ทุ่งขวาง |
6. | Sa Si Mum | สระสี่มุม |
7. | Thung Bua | ทุ่งบัว |
8. | Don Khoi | ดอนข่อย |
9. | Sa Phatthana | สระพัฒนา |
10. | Huai Mon Thong | ห้วยหมอนทอง |
11. | Huai Muang | ห้วยม่วง |
12. | Kamphaeng Saen | กำแพงแสน |
13. | Rang Phikun | รางพิกุล |
14. | Nong Krathum | หนองกระทุ่ม |
15. | Wang Nam Khiao | วังน้ำเขียว |

## References[edit]

1. ^ Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ISBN 9786167339443

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Districts of  Nakhon Pathom

* Mueang Nakhon Pathom
* Kamphaeng Saen
* Nakhon Chai Si
* Don Tum
* Bang Len
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