Samut Prakan province
Samut Prakan province
จังหวัดสมุทรปราการ | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 北欖 Pāk-năm (Teochew Peng'im) |
From top: Samut Prakarn Tower, Wat Phra Samut Chedi, Phi Sua Samut Fort | |
| Nickname(s): Muang Pak Nam (Thai: เมืองปากน้ำ) Muang Prakan (Thai: เมืองปราการ) | |
| Motto(s): ป้อมยุทธนาวี พระเจดีย์กลางน้ำ ฟาร์มจระเข้ใหญ่ งามวิไลเมืองโบราณ สงกรานต์พระประแดง ปลาสลิดแห้งรสดี ประเพณีรับบัว ครบถ้วนทั่วอุตสาหกรรม ("The naval fort. Phra Chedi surrounded by water. Large crocodile farm. Beautiful Mueang Boran. The Songkran festival of Phra Pradaeng. Tasty dried gourami fish. Lotus receiving festival. Complete in industry.") | |
Map of Thailand highlighting Samut Prakan province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Samut Prakan |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Supphamit Chinnasri |
| Area | |
• Total | 947 km2 (366 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 72nd |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,380,826 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 1,458/km2 (3,780/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6297 "somewhat low" Ranked 53rd |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 717 billion (US$25.7 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 10xxx |
| Calling code | 02 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-11 |
| Website | samutprakan |
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Samut Prakan Provincial Administrative Organization
องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดสมุทรปราการ | |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative divisions |
| • Body | Samut Prakan Provincial Administrative Organization |
| • President | Sunthorn Pansaengthong |
| Website | samutprakan-pao |
Samut Prakan province (Thai: จังหวัดสมุทรปราการ, pronounced [t͡ɕāŋ.wàt̚ sàmùt prāːkāːn] ⓘ, RTGS: changwat samutprakan, sometimes rendered Samutprakan or Samutprakarn) is one of the central provinces of Thailand, established on 9 May 1946 by the Act Establishing Changwat Samut Prakan, Changwat Nonthaburi, Changwat Samut Sakhon and Changwat Nakhon Nayok, Buddhist Era 2489 (1946).
It is a part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring provinces are Bangkok, to the north and west, and Chachoengsao to the east. Samut Prakan was previously once home to a Dutch trading post who referred to the area as New Amsterdam. Suvarnabhumi Airport is in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province as well as the districts of Bang Kapi, Lat Krabang, and Prawet in neighbouring Bangkok city.