Kanchanaburi
Sign in to saveKanchanaburi (, ) is a town municipality (thesaban mueang) in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The town of lies to the southeast of Erawan National Park within Kanchanaburi Province, approximately 120km west of Bangkok. In 2006 it had a population of 31,327. That number was reduced to 25,651 in 2017. The town covers tambons Ban Nuea and Ban Tai and parts of Pak Phraek and Tha Makham, all of Mueang Kanchanaburi District, and parts of tambon Tha Lo of Tha Muang District.
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- Kanchanaburi
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- กาญจนบุรี
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- Town
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- Kanchanaburi city gate.JPG
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- 250px
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- Kanchanaburi city gate
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- Thailand
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- bottom
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- Location in Thailand
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- Country
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- Thailand
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kanchanaburi
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- District
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- Mueang Kanchanaburi
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- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2017
- Settlement.population_total
- 25,651
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Kanchanaburi (, ) is a town municipality (thesaban mueang) in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The town of lies to the southeast of Erawan National Park within Kanchanaburi Province, approximately 120km west of Bangkok. In 2006 it had a population of 31,327. That number was reduced to 25,651 in 2017. The town covers tambons Ban Nuea and Ban Tai and parts of Pak Phraek and Tha Makham, all of Mueang Kanchanaburi District, and parts of tambon Tha Lo of Tha Muang District.
==History== In the late 18th century, Kanchanaburi was established by King Rama I as a defensive outpost against possible Burmese attacks in what is now Lat Ya Sub-district. In 1833, the town was moved about 16 km to the southeast along the river to its present site during the reign of King Rama III.