Tha Maka (, ) is the southeasternmost district (amphoe) of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand and is located west of Bangkok.
Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the west clockwise) Tha Muang, Phanom Thuan of Kanchanaburi Province, Song Phi Nong of Suphanburi province, Kamphaeng San of Nakhon Pathom province, and Ban Pong of Ratchaburi province.
The important water resource is the Mae Klong River.
Administration Provincial administration The district is divided into seventeen subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 154 administrative villages (mubans).
No. Subdistrict Thai Villages Pop.1.Phong Tuek 6 4,0772.Yang Muang 9 6,7403.Don Cha-em 10 7,1974.Tha Mai 10 8,8845.Takhram En 16 18,7456.Tha Maka 11 13,6367.Tha Ruea - 5,3018.Khok Tabong 8 3,9899.Don Khamin 9 7,60410.Ulok Si Muen 8 7,08311.Khao Samsip Hap 8 5,95712.Phra Thaen 16 9,81713.Wai Niao 7 6,63814.Saen To 13 9,17115.Sanam Yae 7 7,02216.Tha Sao 8 5,19317.Nong Lan 8 4,743 Total 154 131,797
Local government Municipalities As of December 2024 there are: nine municipal (thesaban) areas in the district: Tha Ruea Phra Thaen () is a town municipality (thesaban mueang) and covers parts of Tha Ruea and Takhram En subdistricts. Further there are eight subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambons) of which Nong Lan and Tha Mai both cover the whole subdistrict; Phra Thaen and Phra Thaen Lam Phraya cover the entire Phra Thaen subdistrict; Don Khamin, Wai Niao and Tha Maka cover parts of the same named subdistrict.
Tha Ruea Phra Thaentown municipality Pop. 04710501 Tha Ruea 5,301 Takhram En 5,056 Total 10,357 Subdistrict municipality Pop. LAO code website Tha Mai 8,884 05710504 Tha Maka 8,027 05710503 Phra Thaen 6,195 05710505 Nong Lan 4,743 05710502 Wai Niao 4,389 05710507 Don Khamin 4,299 05710508 Phra Thaen Lam Phraya 3,622 05710520 Luk Kae subdistrict mun. Pop. 05710506 Don Khamin 3,305
Subdistrict administrative organizations The non-municipal areas are administered by twelve subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - o bo toh). Subdistrict adm.org - SAO Pop. LAO code website Takhram En SAO 13,689 06710509 Saen To SAO 9,171 06710513 Don Cha-em SAO 7,197 06710516 Ulok Si Muen 7,083 06710521 Sanam Yae SAO 7,022 06710512 Yang Muang SAO 6,740 06710511 Khao Samsip Hap SAO 5,957 06710514 Tha Maka SAO 5,609 06710517 Tha Sao SAO 5,193 06710518 Phong Tuek SAO 4,077 06710519 Khok Tabong SAO 3,989 06710515 Wai Niao SAO 2,249 06710510
Education 56 primary schools 7 secondary schools
Healthcare Hospital Tha Maka district is served by two hospitals Makarak Hospital with 280 beds. Tha Ruea Hospital with 29 beds.
Health promoting hospitals In the district there are fifteen health-promoting hospitals in total; except for Tha Maka and Tha Ruea, all subdistricts have a health promoting hospital.
Religion There are forty-six Theravada Buddhist temples in the district. 1 Ulok Si Muen 1 Wai Niao 2 Don Khamin 2 Khok Tabong 2 Saman Yae2 Tha Mai 2 Tha Maka 2 Tha Ruea 2 Tha Sao 2 Yang Muang3 Don Cha-em 3 Phong Tuek 3 Saen To 4 Takhram En 5 Khao Samsip Hap 5 Nong Lan 5 Phra Thaen The Christians have six churches and muslims have one mosque.
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