Samut Sakhon province

Samut Sakhon

สมุทรสาคร
Samut Sakhon สมุทรสาคร
Province
Other transcription(s)
• Teochew	龍仔厝 lê̬ng giăn cu (Peng'im)
	From top: Phan Thai Norasing Shrine; Salt farming in Samut Sakhon; Red Bridge; Mahachai seafood market; Mahachai–Tha Chalom ferry; Tha Chin River in Krathum Baen at dusk
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: Mahachai (Thai: มหาชัย)
	Motto: เมืองประมง ดงโรงงาน ลานเกษตร เขตประวัติศาสตร์ ; ("City of fisheries. District of factories. Fields of farming. Historical area.")
	Map of Thailand highlighting Samut Sakhon province
Country	Thailand
Capital	Samut Sakhon
Government
• Governor	Narit Niramaiwong; (since 2024)
• PAO President	Udom Kraiwatnussorn; (since 2020)
Area
• Total	866 km2 (334 sq mi)
• Rank	73rd
Population (2024)
• Total	590,867
• Rank	43rd
• Density	682/km2 (1,770/sq mi)
• Rank	6th
Human Achievement Index
• HAI (2022)	0.6101 "low"; Ranked 74th
GDP
• Total	baht 398 billion; (US$13.1 billion) (2019)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	74xxx
Calling code	034
ISO 3166 code	TH-74
Website	samutsakhon.go.th

Samut Sakhon (Thai: สมุทรสาคร, pronounced [sā.mùt sǎː.kʰɔ̄ːn]) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located along the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. In 2019, it had a population of 584,703,^[5] and an area of 872 km²,^[6] making it the 33rd most populated province whilst being the 4th smallest. Neighboring provinces are (from the southwest clockwise) Samut Songkhram, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Pathom, and Bangkok. Samut Sakhon is part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region.

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[AREA-1] "Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019". Royal Forest Department. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[DOPA2024-2] "Official statistics registration systems". Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). Retrieved 10 February 2025, year 2024 >provincial level >Excel File >no.74{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[HAI_2565-3] "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 75{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[NESDB-2017-4] "Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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Samut Sakhon province

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