Wat Phleng (, ) is a district (''

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'') of

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, western

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History

In the past, the district was called Wat Pradu District because the office was in front of ''Wat'' Pradu, Wat Pradu canal. When the district office was moved to the present area, the district name was changed to be Maenam Om district. Later in 1914 the government moved the district office of Maenam Om to Tambon Pak Tho, which was more accessible as it was near the railway station. The old central area was made the Wat Phleng minor district (''

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''). It was upgraded to a full district again on 17 July 1963.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Pak Tho and Mueang Ratchaburi of Ratchaburi Province and Bang Khonthi and Amphawa of

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. The important water resource is the Khwae Om River, a branch of the

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Administration

Central administration

Wat Phleng is divided into three subdistricts (''

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s''), which are further subdivided into 28 administrative villages (''

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s'').

Local administration

There is one subdistrict municipality (''

thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesa ...

'') in the district: * Wat Phleng (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistricts Ko San Phra and Wat Phleng. There are three subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: * Ko San Phra (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Ko San Phra. * Chom Prathat (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Chom Prathat. * Wat Phleng (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Wat Phleng.

References

External links

amphoe.com

Wat Phleng district history
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