Samut Prakan
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Samut Prakan is a province located in central Thailand, situated near Bangkok. It is significant as an important industrial and commercial area that serves as a major gateway to Thailand's capital region.
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Key facts
- Chinese
- 北榄, Pāk-năm ( Teochew Peng'im )
- Country
- Thailand
- Capital
- Samut Prakan
- Governor
- Supphamit Chinnasri
- Total
- 947 km (366 sq mi)
- Rank
- 72nd
- Density
- 1,458/km (3,780/sq mi)
- Hai 2022
- 0.6297 "somewhat low", Ranked 53rd
- Time zone
- UTC+07:00 ( ICT )
- Postal code
- 10xxx
- Calling code
- 02
- Iso 3166 code
- TH-11
- Website
- samutprakan .go .th
Article
Samut Prakan province (Thai: จังหวัดสมุทรปราการ, pronounced [t͡ɕāŋ.wàt̚ sàmùt prāːkāːn] , RTGS: changwat samutprakan, sometimes rendered Samutprakan and 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.