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|name                           = Samut Sakhon
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|subdivision_name2              = [[Mueang Samut Sakhon district|Mueang Samut Sakhon]]
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|established_title              = Samut Sakhon subd. municipality
|established_date               = 10 December 1935
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|established_date2              = 11 November 1999<ref name="CITY"/>
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|postal_code                    = 74000
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|area_code                      = 034
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|footnotes                      = Also TH-74010200 and TH-74010300
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'''Samut Sakhon''' ({{langx|th|สมุทรสาคร}}, {{IPA|th|samùt sǎːkʰɔːn|pron}}, is a city in [[Thailand]]; it is the capital of [[Samut Sakhon province]]. It is also part of the [[Bangkok Metropolitan Region]].

==Toponymy==
Samut Sakhon was formerly called Tha Chin (Chinese Pier) probably because, in the old days, it had been a trading port for a vast number of Chinese junks. In 1548, a city named Sakhon Buri was established at the mouth of the [[Tha Chin River]]. A center for recruiting troops from various seaside towns. The name of the city was changed to Mahachai when [[Khlong]] (canal) Mahachai was dug in 1704 to connect the Tha Chin River to the city. Later, the city was renamed Samut Sakhon by [[Mongkut|King Rama IV]] but it is still popularly called Mahachai by its residents.<ref name="TAT"/>

==Geography==
The general topography of the city is a coastal lowland about 1 meter above sea level. There are no islands, mountains or minerals. The Tha Chin River and Mahachai Canal flow into the [[Gulf of Thailand]] at Bang Ya Phraek subdistrict. The general condition is an [[urban community]] with houses, industrial plants and a dense population.<ref name="LOCATION"/><br>
Neighboring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Tha Sai, Khok Kham, Bang Ya Phraek and Tha Chin of [[Mueang Samut Sakhon district]] of [[Samut Sakhon province]].

==Administration==
===Provincial government===
The combined administration of Mahachai, [[Tha Chalom]] and Krokkrak subdistricts (''[[tambon]]s'') is responsible for an area that covers {{convert|10.33|sqkm}}, as of December 2024: 53,221 people and 19,235 households.<ref name="DOPA"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;"
|-
! No. !!Subdistricts !!Thai !!Communitues !!Population
|-
| 1.||Mahachai ||มหาชัย ||23 ||40,986
|-
| 2.||Tha Chalom ||ท่าฉลอม ||6 ||7,570
|-
| 3.||Krokkrak ||โกรกกราก ||3 ||4,665
|-
|  ||  ||Total ||32 ||53,221
|}

[[File:Samut Sakhon city municipality.svg|thumb|left|450px|Samut Sakhon city municipality]]
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===Local government===
As of December 2024 there is ฺSamut Sakhon city municipality (''[[thesaban nakhon]]'') which covers the combined area of Mahachai, Tha Chalom and Krokkrak subdistricts.
There are 32 communities (''chumchon''), although not directly chosen by the local citizens, which provides advice and recommendations to the local administrative organization.<ref name="COMMUNITY"/>

==Education==                                                                            
There are the following schools:<ref name="EDUCATION"/>                                                                              
* Mahachai municipal school - Mahachai
* Wat Chettharam municipal school - Mahachai
* Wat Chong Lom municipal school - Mahachai
* Wat Tuk Maha Chayaram municipal school - Mahachai
* Wat Suwannaram municipal school - Tha Chalom
* Wat Krokkrak municipal school - Krokkrak

==Healthcare==
There is no [[Hospitals in Thailand#Sub-district Health Promoting Hospitals|health promoting hospital]] in Samut Sakhon city. But there are in Mahachai subdistrict: [[Samut Sakhon Hospital]] with 600 beds, [[List of hospitals in Thailand#Private Hospitals|Ekachai Hospital]] with 142 beds, [[List of hospitals in Thailand#Private Hospitals|Mahachai 3 Hospital]] with 180 beds, [[List of hospitals in Thailand#Private Hospitals|Jesada Vechakarn Hospital]] with 10 beds and in Tha Chalom subdistricht: [[List of hospitals in Thailand#Community Hospitals (Category M2, F1, F2 and F3)|Metropolitan Hospital Tha Chalom]]

==Temples==
The following active temples, where [[Theravada Buddhism]] is practised by local residents:<ref name="MAHANIKAI"/><ref name="DHAMMAYUT"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
|-
! Temple name !! Thai !! Location
|-
| Wat Chettharam || วัดเจษฎาราม || Mahachai
|-
| Wat Mahachai Klai Nimit || วัดมหาชัยค้ลายนิมิด || Mahachai
|-
| Wat Pom Wichian Chotikaram || วัดป้อมวิเชียรโชดิการาม || Mahachai
|-
| Wat Sattha Yim Phanit Wararam || วัดศรัทธายิ้มพานิชวราราม || Mahachai
|-
| Wat Tuk Maha Chayaram || วัดดึกมหาชยาราม || Mahachai
|-
| Wat Suthiwat Wararam || วัดสุทธิวาตวราราม || Tha Chalom
|-
| Wat Laem Suwannaram || วัดแหลมสุวรรณาราม || Tha Chalom
|-
| Wat Krokkrak || วัดโกรกกราก || Krokkrak
|}
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==Transportation==
The city is the intersection of [[Rama II Road|highway 35]] eastbound (Bangkok route), highway 35 westbound ([[Pak Tho district]], [[Ratchaburi province]]), Ekkachai road (no. 3242) ([[Chom Thong district, Bangkok|Chom Thong district]], Bangkok).<ref name="ROADS"/><br>
There is [[Maeklong Railway]] a Wongwian Yai - Mahachai train service, starting from [[Wongwian Yai station]], Bangkok, to [[Mahachai railway station|Mahachai station]] (distance {{convert|33.1|km}}) every day from 05.30-20.00 hrs, and a Tha Chalom - Mae Klong train service, starting from [[Ban Laem railway station|Ban Laem station]], Tha Chalom subdistrict, to [[Maeklong railway station|Maeklong station]], [[Samut Songkhram]] (distance {{convert|33.7|km}}).<ref name="TRAIN"/>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="CITY">{{cite journal |date=10 November 1999 |title=พระราชกฤษฎีกา จัดตั้ง เทศบาลนครสมุทรสาคร จังหวัดสมุทรสาคร พ.ศ.๒๕๔๒ |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/A/110/2.PDF |trans-title=Royal Decree on the Establishment of Samut Sakhon City Municipality, Samut Sakhon Province B.E.2542 |journal=Royal Thai Government Gazette |language=thai |volume=116 |issue=110 ก |pages=2–5 |archive-date=10 November 2011 |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110195109/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/A/110/2.PDF |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="DOPA">
{{cite web |url=https://stat.bora.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statMenu/newStat/home.php |publisher=Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) |title=Official statistics registration systems |access-date=25 March 2025 |postscript= , year 2024 >subdistrict level >Excel File >no.74010100-74010300 >Excel line 9457-9460}}
</ref>
<ref name="servlet">
{{cite web |title=Local Government Organization Code |url=https://www.dla.go.th/servlet/InfoServlet |publisher=DLA |access-date=18 April 2025}}
</ref>
<ref name="TAT">
{{cite web |title=Samut Sakhon |url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/Where-to-Go/Samut%20Sakhon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528142708/http://www.tourismthailand.org/Where-to-Go/Samut%20Sakhon |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 May 2015 |website=Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT) |access-date=28 May 2015}}
</ref>
<ref name="LOCATION">
{{cite web |url=https://www.sakhoncity.go.th |title=General condition |publisher=Samut Sakhon City |access-date=25 March 2025 |postscript= , Location}}
</ref>
<ref name="COMMUNITY">
{{cite web |url=https://www.sakhoncity.go.th |title=Community information |publisher=Samut Sakhon City |access-date=25 March 2025}}
</ref>
<ref name="EDUCATION">
{{cite web |url=https://www.sakhoncity.go.th |title=studty |publisher=Samut Sakhon City |access-date=25 March 2025}}
</ref> 
<ref name="MAHANIKAI">
{{cite web |url=https://www.dhammastudy.org/temple/ |title=list of temples |access-date=25 March 2025 |postscript= , Sect Maha Nikai no.274010101-274010301}}
</ref>
<ref name="DHAMMAYUT">
{{cite web |url=https://www.dhammastudy.org/temple/ |title=list of temples |access-date=25 March 2025 |postscript= , Sect Dhammayut no.674010101-674010102}}
</ref>
<ref name="ROADS">
{{cite web |url=https://www.sakhoncity.go.th |title=Infrastructure |publisher=Samut Sakhon City |access-date=25 March 2025 |postscript= , travel}}
</ref>
<ref name="TRAIN">
{{cite web |url=https://www.sakhoncity.go.th |title=Public services |publisher=Samut Sakhon City |access-date=25 March 2025 |postscript= , train}}
</ref>
}}

==External links==
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[[Category:Populated places in Samut Sakhon province]]