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
beauty.
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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
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| 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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