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20-408: Tha Kham may refer to: Tha Kham, Bangkok , a subdistrict ( khwaeng ) of Bang Khun Thian district Tha Kham, Chiang Mai , a subdistrict municipality ( thesaban tambon ) of Hot district Tha Kham, Chiang Rai , a subdistrict ( tambon ) of Wiang Kaen district Tha Kham, Chumphon , a subdistrict ( tambon ) of Tha Sae district Tha Kham, Surat Thani ,

40-415: A Chinese junk in front of the coast, with a factory and a smoking chimney in the background. Both refer to the old trading tradition as well as the local industries. The provincial flag is horizontally divided pink/light blue/pink (1:3:1) the provincial seal in the middle. The provincial brand is a picture of a white factory, a fishing boat, a fish and blue water and a green leaf. The provincial tree

60-464: A tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification category Aw). Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until May. The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Climatological data for the period 1981–2010: Maximum temperature is 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) in April and May and the lowest temperature

80-705: A general hospital, Krathum Baen Hospital in Krathum Baen district. Ban Phaeo is served by Ban Phaeo General Hospital , the only hospital public organisation in Thailand. Samut Sakhon is along the Maeklong Railway , operated by the State Railway of Thailand and is served by Mahachai railway station on the east bank of the Tha Chin River and Ban Laem railway station on the west bank. The provincial seal shows

100-603: A town municipality and subdistrict ( tambon ) of Phunphin district See also [ edit ] List of tambon in Thailand (T) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tha_Kham&oldid=1069481884 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

120-516: Is 12.0 °C (53.6 °F) in December. The highest average temperature is 35.4 °C (95.7 °F) in April and the minimum average temperature is 22.0 °C (71.6 °F) in December. Mean annual rainfall is 1648 millimeters. The maximum daily rainfall is 248 millimeters in May. Mean rainy days average 130 days per year. The oldest name of the area is Tha Chin ('Chinese pier'), probably referring to

140-740: Is also filled with seafood restaurants and fish ponds , especially on both sides of Bang Khun Thian Chai Thale Road (Bang Khun Thian Coastal Road). Tha Kham experiences seawater eroding the coast an average of 30 meters (98 ft) a year, as well as a risk from the industrial waste discharged from the factories in the vicinities. In the year 2018, it had a population of 58,962 people. Most of residents engaged in vegetable and fruit farming as well as fish, shrimp, crab and cockle farming. 13°29′51″N 100°27′15″E  /  13.49750°N 100.45417°E  / 13.49750; 100.45417 Samut Sakhon province Samut Sakhon ( Thai : สมุทรสาคร , pronounced [sā.mùt sǎː.kʰɔ̄ːn] )

160-536: Is also the only area that is adjacent to the sea. The coastline is about 4.7 km (2 mi) long, and this muddy landscape is home to mangrove forests , which are the only mangrove forests in Bangkok. These mangrove trees serve a vital purpose in protecting the environment and have several functions. In addition, the mangrove forests in Tha Kham are also habitat to the last troop of long-tailed macaques ( Macaca fascicularis ) and

180-420: Is commonly called blackboard tree or devil's tree ( Alstonia scholaris ). The provincial aquatic animal is the short mackerel ( Rastrelliger brachysoma ) what with Samut Sakhon is the first province to have short mackerel fishing and has the largest amount of this species of fish caught in Thailand. The provincial slogan is "Fishing city, factory town, agricultural ground, historic site". The province

200-427: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tha Kham, Bangkok The name "Tha Kham" literally means "crossing pier", refers to "crossing khlong (canal) pier". It was once the most busy crossover point for masses of kwian (two-wheeled cart drawn by water buffalos) to converge and gather before crossing over Khlong Dan , also known as Khlong Sanam Chai to

220-802: Is divided into three districts ( amphoes ). The districts are further subdivided into 40 subdistricts ( tambons ) and 290 villages ( mubans ). As of 19 December 2019 there are: one Samut Sakhon Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) ( ongkan borihan suan changwat ) and fifteen municipal ( thesaban ) areas in the province. The capital Samut Sakhon and Om Noi have city ( thesaban nakhon ) status. Two have town ( thesaban mueang ) status and eleven are subdistrict municipalities ( thesaban tambon ). The non-municipal areas are administered by 22 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations (SAO) ( ongkan borihan suan tambon ). Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using

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240-449: Is one of the central provinces ( changwat ) of Thailand , located along the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. In 2019, it had a population of 584,703, and an area of 872 km², making it the 33rd most populated province whilst being the 4th smallest. Neighboring provinces are (from the southwest clockwise) Samut Songkhram , Ratchaburi , Nakhon Pathom , and Bangkok . Samut Sakhon is part of

260-781: The Bangkok Metropolitan Region . The word samut originates from the Sanskrit word samudra meaning 'ocean', and the word sakhon from Sanskrit sagara meaning 'lake'. Samut Sakhon is at the mouth of the Tha Chin Klong River, a distributary of the Chao Phraya River , to the Gulf of Thailand . At the coast are many salt pans used for harvesting sea salt . The total forest area is 42 km (16 sq mi) or 4.9 percent of provincial area. Samut Sakhon province has

280-564: The air pollution "season" of 2018–2019, PM 2.5 levels exceeded the PCD's safe threshold of 50 μg/m for 41 days. Samut Sakhon is a leading sea salt producer. According to a survey in 2011, 12,572 rai of salt pans were managed by 242 families in Samut Sakhon. Samut Sakhon Hospital is the main hospital of Samut Sakhon province, operated by the Ministry of Public Health . The ministry also operates

300-512: The budgets to install the environmental gear that would help protect the environment. As a result, Samut Sakhon is one of the most polluted provinces in the nation. Soil and water samples from the industrial area of Mueang District were found to be contaminated with high levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium, chromium, zinc, copper, and nickel. High levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPS), byproducts of industrial processes, were present in eggs from free-range chickens. An egg tested by researchers

320-967: The fact that it was a trading port where Chinese junks arrived. In 1548 the city Sakhon Buri was established, and was renamed Mahachai in 1704 after the Khlong Mahachai which was dug then and connected with the Tha Chin River near the town. King Mongkut gave it its current name, but the old name Mahachai is still sometimes used by locals. It was established by the Act Establishing Changwat Samut Prakan, Changwat Nonthaburi, Changwat Samut Sakhon, and Changwat Nakhon Nayok, Buddhist Era 2489 (1946) , which came into force on 9 May 1946. Formerly an agricultural- and fisheries-based province, Samut Sakhon in 2020 has more than 6,000 factories, most of them small, employing fewer than 50 workers, and too small to warrant much attention from Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD). Small firms lack

340-937: The last group of smooth-coated otters ( Lutrogale perspicillata ) in Bangkok. Its terrain is a narrow strip of land between the provinces of Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon . The area is bounded by other places (from north clockwise): Samae Dam in its district, Bang Mot and Thung Khru in Thung Khru District , Khlong Khun Racha Pinitjai in Na Kluea, Ban Khlong Suan and Laem Fa Pha of Phra Samut Chedi District in Samut Prakan Province, Bay of Bangkok (upper Gulf of Thailand ), and Khlong Bang Sao Thong in Phan Thai Norasing of Mueang Samut Sakhon District in Samut Sakhon Province, respectively. Tha Kham

360-607: The other side. Hence the name. Tha Kham and Bang Khun Thian area is a settlement of the Mon people since the Ayutthaya period . The great evacuation of the Mons from Samut Songkhram took place during the reigns of King Rama III and Rama IV in the early Rattanakosin period . The traditional occupation of locals is rice farming , including fruit orchards, with a network of canals was dug for communications, irrigation and flood control. Although

380-411: The rice farming profession has now disappeared from the area. But in the sermon hall of Wat Tha Kham temple, which is more than 160 years old, there are also murals on the ceiling of the hall, reflecting the rice farming and dressing of the Mons in the past. Tha Kham is the southern part of the district, with total area of 84.712 km (32.707 mi ), considered as the largest sub-district of Bangkok and

400-469: Was found to have 84 nanograms per kilogram of dioxins and furans , a level 33 times higher than the safety limit observed by the European Union. The most polluted air in Thailand in 2018 was found to be in Samut Sakhon province. According to the PCD, the level of PM 2.5 in the provincial atmosphere in 2019 was unusually high, measuring as high as 195 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/m ). During

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