Lak Ha (, ) is a subdistrict municipality in the western part of Ban Phaeo district of Samut Sakhon province, western Thailand. History Its name Lak Ha means "fifth milestone", referring to the fifth milestone of Khlong Damnoen Saduak, a khlong (canal) dug in king Mongkut's reign (Rama IV) bridging rivers of Tha Chin to Mae Klong. The man-made straight line canal, approximately long, divided into eight milestones from the beginning to the destination at Bang Nok Khwaek Watergate, Samut Songkhram province. It took two years, between 1866 and 1868, to complete.
Lak Ha is a Khlong Damnoen Saduak waterfront community.
Geography The terrain is a drainage basin, about to above sea level.
Khlong Damnoen Saduak that flows through the area considered as the local main watercourse. It also branched into many different tributaries, both natural and man-made waterways.
Administration Lak Ha was established as sukhaphiban (sanitation district) in 1956. It was upgraded to a thesaban tambon (subdistrict municipality) in 1999. It has an administrative area comprising four subdistricts, namely Yokkrabat, Nong Bua, Nong Song Hong, and Rong Khe, 41 mubans (villages), with a total area of 125.57 km2.
Lak Ha subdistrict municipality Pop. Households villages ISO-code Subdistrict Yokkrabat 15,167 4,417 12 TH-740303 Subdistrict Rong Khe 12,147 3,324 10 TH-740304 Subdistrict Nong Song Hong 8,326 2,064 10 TH-740305 Subdistrict Nong Bua 6,656 1,636 9 TH-740306 Total 42,296 11,441 41
Lak Ha subdistrict municipality hemmed by other areas (from the north clockwise): Bang Phae in Ratchaburi province, and Sam Phran in Nakhon Pathom province, Ban Phaeo and Mueang Samut Sakhon in Samut Sakhon province, with Damnoen Saduak in Ratchaburi province and Mueang Samut Songkhram in Samut Songkhram province, respectively.
The subdistrict municipality slogan is "The prosperous agricultural town, the territory of four subdistricts, strong communities join forces to develop".
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