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Kanchanaburi
is Thailand's third largest
province, covering an area
of 19,486 square kilometers.
The provincial area is mountainous
and borders Myanmar to the
west. The province of Kanchanaburi
consists of 13 districts or
Amphoe of which Amphoe Muang,
Amphoe Sai Yok, Amphoe Thong
Pha Phum, Amphoe Sangkhlaburi,
Amphoe Tha Muang, Amphoe Bo
Phloi, and Amphoe Si Sawat
are tourist destinations.
Kanchanaburi is the site of
the world-famous Bridge Over
The River Kwae, immortalized
in books and movies, and is
noted for rugged natural beauty
where mountains and river
valleys have inspired development
of hydro-electric power and
where labyrinthine reservoirs
provide further scenic elements
to the province's natural
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Beyond
the compact provincial capital,
some 130 kilometers, and a
comfortable 2-hour drive from
Bangkok, where the Kwae Yai
and the Kwae Noi rivers unite
to form the Mae Klong River,
Kanchanaburi unfolds in progressively
arresting scenic beauty in
a landscape |
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by several waterfalls, caves
once inhabited by Neolithic
man, national parks and tranquil
riverside and reservoir settings.
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Boundary
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North
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Connects
with Myanmar.
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South
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Connects
with Ratcha Buri
and Nakhon Pathom
Provinces.
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East
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Connects
with Suphan Buri
Province.
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West
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Connects
with Myanmar.
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| Kanchanaburi
Province is divided into 10
Amphoes and 2 king Amphoes
(sub-districts). The distances
from Amphoe Muang to other
Amphoes are as follow : |
| Amphoe
Muang - Amphoe Bophloi 40
kms. Amphoe Muang - Amphoe
Lao Khwan 98 kms. Amphoe
Muang - Amphoe Phanom Thuan
24 kms. Amphoe Muang - Amphoe
Sai Yok 50 kms. Amphoe
Muang - Amphoe Sangkhla Buri
230 kms. Amphoe Muang - Amphoe
Si Sawat 102 kms. Amphoe
Muang - Amphoe Tha Maka 30
kms. Amphoe Muang - Amphoe
Tha Muang 12 kms. Amphoe
Muang - Amphoe Thong Pha Phum
145 kms. Amphoe Muang - Amphoe
Dan Makham Tia 30 kms. Amphoe
Muang - King Amphoe Nong Pru
75 kms. Amphoe Muang
- King Amphoe Huai Kra Chao
60 kms. |
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