Si Sawat ( Thai : ศรีสวัสดิ์ , pronounced [sǐː sā.wàt] ) is a district ( amphoe ) in Kanchanaburi province , western Thailand .
5-517: 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
10-541: A 419 km impoundment of the Kwae Yai River . The dam has received criticism for being built on the Si Sawat fault line. To the south of the district is Erawan National Park , best known for its Erawan Waterfall. 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
15-648: A further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Ban Rai district Ban Rai ( Thai : บ้านไร่ , pronounced [bâːn râj] ) is a district ( amphoe ) in Uthai Thani province in western Thailand . The district covers more than half of the province of Uthai Thani and is also the third-largest district in Thailand. A large part of the district is part of the Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary . Neighboring districts are (from
20-585: The north clockwise) Mae Poen of Nakhon Sawan province ; Lan Sak , Huai Khot , and Nong Chang of Uthai Thani Province; Nong Mamong , Hankha , and Noen Kham of Chai Nat province ; Dan Chang of Suphan Buri province ; Si Sawat and Thong Pha Phum of Kanchanaburi province ; and Umphang of Tak province . The district is divided into 13 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 134 villages ( mubans ). There are two townships ( thesaban tambon ). Ban Rai covers parts of tambons Ban Rai and Ban Bueng, and Mueang Ka Rung covers parts of
25-463: The same-named tambon . There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO). The village of Baan Tab Klai is known for its cultivation of eri silkworms to produce eri silk . Silkworm farmers have created a collective to produce the fibre using clean technologies such as all-natural dyes. The moths that produce the cocoons are not harmed in the process, leading some to call it "peace silk". This Uthai Thani Province location article
#932067