Kanchanaburi province
Kanchanaburi (Thai กาญจนบุรี) is the largest of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Tak, Uthai Thani, Suphanburi, Nakhon Pathom and Ratchaburi. In the west it borders Myanmar.
Geography
The province is located in the west of Thailand. The district covers the source valleys of the rivers Kwae Yai and Kwae Noi ("River Kwai"), which merge at the city Kanchanaburi and form the Mae Klong River there.
Several National Parks are located in the forests of the mountain area of the province - the Erawan, Sai Yok, Khao Laem, Khaoen Sri Nakarin and Chaloem Rattanakosin National Parks are located in the province. The Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries are also listed in the UNESCO world heritage list.
Sights
The province is most famous for the Bridge on the River Kwai, which was built next to the town of Kanchanaburi crossing the Mae Klong river. The Death Railway ran all the way from the Kwae river valley up to the Three Pagodas pass. Today only the lowest part of the railway to Nam Tok is still in use. In Kanchanaburi city, there is a war museum and a large cemetery of prisoners of war who died during construction of the Death Railway.
In the Sai Yok district, there is a Buddhist Tiger Temple where tame tigers roam freely once a day.
Symbols
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| The seal of the province shows the three pagodas, located on the Bantadthong Mountain. They gave the name to the mountain pass to Myanmar, called "Three Pagodas Pass". The provincial flower is the Night-flowering Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbortristis), and the provincial tree is the Moulmein lancewood (Homalium tomentosum).
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Administrative divisions
Kanchanaburi is subdivided into 11 districts (Amphoe) and 2 minor districts (King Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 98 communes (tambon) and 887 villages.
| Amphoe
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| King Amphoe
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- Mueang Kanchanaburi
- Sai Yok
- Bo Phloi
- Si Sawat
- Tha Maka
- Tha Muang
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- Thong Pha Phum
- Sankhla Buri
- Phanom Thuan
- Lao Khwan
- Dan Makham Tia
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- Nong Prue
- Huai Krachao
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