Tha Muang (, ) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand and is located west of Bangkok.
History The district was established in 1898. Later people in the district moved southward to nearby Wat Si Loha Rat Bamrung. They changed the district name to Wang Khanai (วังขนาย). In 1939 Phra Woraphak Phibun, then head of the district, renamed the district Tha Muang after the name of the central tambon.
Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the west clockwise) Dan Makham Tia, Mueang Kanchanaburi, Phanom Thuan, Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi Province, Ban Pong, and Chom Bueng of Ratchaburi province.
The important water resource is the Mae Klong River. The Mae Klong Dam on the Mae Klong River is in the district.
Administration Provincial administration The district is divided into thirteen subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 119 administrative villages (mubans).
No. Subdistrict Thai Villages Pop.1.Tha Muang 5 12,3662.Wang Khanai 7 9,3313.Wang Sala 10 11,7814.Tha Lo 6 10,5305.Nong Khao 12 9,4276.Thung Thong 8 9,3487.Khao Noi 8 5,3708.Muang Chum 5 5,4959.Ban Mai 11 7,61010.Phang Tru 9 8,73311.Tha Takro 7 3,87212.Rang Sali 15 6,80313.Nong Tak Ya 16 8,334 Total 119 109,000
Local government Municipalities As of December 2024 there are: nine municipal (thesaban) areas in the district: these are subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambons) of which Muang Chum, Wang Khanai and Wang Sala cover the whole subdistrict; Nong Khao, Nong Tak Ya, Tha Lo and Tha Muang cover parts of the same named subdistrict; Nong Ya Dok Khao covers parts of Nong Tak Ya and Sam Rong covers parts of Phang Tru subdistrict. Also parts of Tha Lo subdistrict belongs to Kanchanaburi town municipality.
Subdistrict municipality Pop. LAO code website Wang Sala 11,781 05710607 Tha Muang 9,351 05710602 Wang Khanai 9,331 05710606 Tha Lo 9,230 05710608 Muang Chum 5,495 05710609 Nong Khao 4,857 05710604 Nong Tak Ya 3,045 05710605 Nong Ya Dok Khao subd.mun. Pop. 05710601 Nong Khao 4,570 Sam Rong subdistrict mun. Pop. 05710603 Phang Tru 1,778
Subdistrict Administrative organizations The non-municipal areas are administered by eight subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - o bo toh). Subdistrict adm.org - SAO Pop. LAO code website Thung Thong SAO 9,348 06710610 Ban Mai SAO 7,610 06710509 Phang Tru SAO 6,955 06710513 Rang Sali SAO 6,803 06710516 Khao Noi SAO 5,370 06710521 Nong Tak Ya SAO 5,289 06710512 Tha Takro SAO 3,872 06710511 Tha Muang SAO 3,015 06710514
Education 44 primary schools 6 secondary schools
Healthcare Hospital Tha Muang district is served by one hospital Somdet Prasangkharach XIX Hospital with 141 beds.
Health promoting hospitals In the district there are fourteen health-promoting hospitals in total; every subdistrict have one, but Nong Tak Ya and Phang Tru each have two.
Religion There are fifty-five Theravada Buddhist temples in the district. 1 Tha Muang 1 Tha Takro 1 Wang Khanai 2 Rang Sali 3 Thung Thong3 Wang Sala 4 Nong Khao 4 Tha Lo 5 Khao Noi 5 Muang Chum 6 Phang Tru 7 Ban mai 13 Nong Tak Yai The Christians have two churches and muslims have one mosque.
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