Tha Muang district

Tha Muang (ท่าม่วง, pronounced [tʰâː mûa̯ŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand and is located west of Bangkok.

Tha Muang ท่าม่วง
District
Muang Chum village, view from Wat Tham Seu
District location in Kanchanaburi province
Coordinates: 13°58′0″N 99°38′19″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Kanchanaburi
Seat	Tha Muang
Area [1]
• Total	611 km2 (236 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	109,000
• Density	178/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	71110
Calling code	034
ISO 3166 code	TH-7106

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.^[3]

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).^[2]

No.	Subdistrict	Thai	Villages	Pop.
01.	Tha Muang	ท่าม่วง	005	012,366
02.	Wang Khanai	วังขนาย	007	009,331
03.	Wang Sala	วังศาลา	010	011,781
04.	Tha Lo	ท่าล้อ	006	010,530
05.	Nong Khao	หนองขาว	012	009,427
06.	Thung Thong	ทุ่งทอง	008	009,348
07.	Khao Noi	เขาน้อย	008	005,370
08.	Muang Chum	ม่วงชุม	005	005,495
09.	Ban Mai	บ้านใหม่	011	007,610
10.	Phang Tru	พังตรุ	009	008,733
11.	Tha Takro	ท่าตะคร้อ	007	003,872
12.	Rang Sali	รางสาลี่	015	006,803
13.	Nong Tak Ya	หนองตากยา	016	008,334
		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.^[4]

Subdistrict municipality	Pop.	LAO code	website
Wang Sala	11,781	05710607	wangsala.go.th
Tha Muang	09,351	05710602	tmm-kan.go.th
Wang Khanai	09,331	05710606	wangkanai.go.th
Tha Lo	09,230	05710608	thalor.go.th
Muang Chum	05,495	05710609	muangchumcity.go.th
Nong Khao	04,857	05710604	nongkhaolocal.go.th
Nong Tak Ya	03,045	05710605	nongtakya.go.th

0Nong Ya Dok Khao subd.mun.	Pop.	05710601	nongkhao.go.th
Nong Khao	04,570

0Sam Rong subdistrict mun.	Pop.	05710603	sumrong.go.th
Phang Tru	01,778

Subdistrict Administrative organizations

The non-municipal areas are administered by eight subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - o bo toh).^[4]

Subdistrict adm.org - SAO	Pop.	LAO code	website
Thung Thong SAO	09,348	06710610	thungthong-kan.go.th
Ban Mai SAO	07,610	06710509	banmaikan.go.th
Phang Tru SAO	06,955	06710513	pangtru-thamuang.go.th
Rang Sali SAO	06,803	06710516	rangsali.go.th
Khao Noi SAO	05,370	06710521	khaonoilocal.go.th
Nong Tak Ya SAO	05,289	06710512	nongtakyasao.go.th
Tha Takro SAO	03,872	06710511	thatakro.go.th
Tha Muang SAO	03,015	06710514	thamuang-kan.go.th

Education

• 44 primary schools
• 6 secondary schools^[5]

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.^[6]

Religion

There are fifty-five Theravada Buddhist temples in the district.^[7][8]

1 Tha Muang	1 Tha Takro	1 Wang Khanai	2 Rang Sali	3 Thung Thong
3 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..^[9]