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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 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 characterized 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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