Samut Songkhram province

Samut Songkhram
สมุทรสงคราม
Province
Other transcription(s)
 • Teochew夜功
Bang Noi Floating Market [th]
Wat Ban Laem
Amphawa Floating Market
Don Hoi Lot
Maeklong Railway Market, also known as Talat Rom Hup when the train arrives
Flag of Samut Songkhram
Flag
Official seal of Samut Songkhram
Seal
Nickname: 
Mae Klong
Motto(s): 
เมืองหอยหลอด ยอดลิ้นจี่ มีอุทยาน ร.2 แม่กลองไหลผ่าน นมัสการหลวงพ่อบ้านแหลม
("City of razor shells. Tops of the lychee trees. King Rama II Park. Passage of the Maeklong river. Worship the Buddhist image of Luang Pho Ban Laem.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Samut Songkhram province
Map of Thailand highlighting Samut Songkhram province
CountryThailand
CapitalSamut Songkhram
Government
 • GovernorNisakorn Wisitsora-at
(since November 2024)
Area
[1]
 • Total
417 km2 (161 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 77th
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total
193,305
 • RankRanked 76th
 • Density465/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
  • RankRanked 7th
Human Achievement Index
[3]
 • HAI (2022)0.6552 "somewhat high"
Ranked 18th
GDP
[4]
 • Totalbaht 22 billion
(US$0.8 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
75xxx
Calling code034
ISO 3166 codeTH-75
Websitewww.samutsongkhram.go.th

Samut Songkhram (Thai: สมุทรสงคราม, pronounced [sā.mùt sǒŋ.kʰrāːm]) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand.

Neighbouring provinces are (from the south clockwise) Phetchaburi, Ratchaburi and Samut Sakhon. Local people call Samut Songkhram Mae Klong. The province is the smallest in area of all Thai provinces. Chang and Eng Bunker, the famous Siamese twins were born here on 11 May 1811.[5]

  1. ^ Advancing Human Development through the ASEAN Community, Thailand Human Development Report 2014, table 0:Basic Data (PDF) (Report). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-974-680-368-7. Retrieved 17 January 2016, Data has been supplied by Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, at Wayback Machine.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "สถิติทางการทะเบียน" [Registration statistics]. bora.dopa.go.th. Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). December 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020. Download จำนวนประชากร ปี พ.ศ.2562 - Download population year 2019
  3. ^ "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 74{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ "Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. ^ Phataranawik, Phatarawadee (13 May 2018). "Descendants celebrate Siamese Twins and Thai-US friendship". The Nation. Retrieved 14 May 2018.