Amphoe Sam Chuk
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Sam Chuk สามชุก |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Suphanburi Province |
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| Coordinates: 14°45′19″N 100°5′41″E / 14.75528°N 100.09472°ECoordinates: 14°45′19″N 100°5′41″E / 14.75528°N 100.09472°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Suphanburi |
| Seat | Sam Chuk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 355.9 km2 (137.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 54,950 |
| • Density | 163.6/km2 (424/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 72130 |
| Geocode | 7208 |
Sam Chuk (Thai: สามชุก; IPA: [sǎːm tɕʰúk]) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.
Originally the district name was Nang Buat. In 1911 when the government separated a part of Nang Buat district and established Doem Bang district, they also moved the district office to Ban Sam Pheng, Tambon Sam Chuk. In 1939 the district name was changed to Sam Chuk as the central tambon.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Si Prachan, Don Chedi, Nong Ya Sai and Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphanburi Province, and Sawaeng Ha of Ang Thong Province.
The main water resource of Sam Chuk is the Tha Chin river or Suphan river.
Thailand's Sam Chuk Community and Old Market District along the Tha Cheen River not far from Bangkok, northwest of the Thai capital in Suphan Buri province—is a bit of Old China in once rural Siam. Witness to a disappeared way of life, the distinctive river and canal-side community was recently granted an Award of Merit in the 2009 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.
A century ago, Sam Chuk was a renowned centre for waterborne trade and commerce, when rivers and canals were Siam’s main mode of transport. But today, times have changed, and the old town’s way of living has changed accordingly. The negative impact on its survival was heightened when roads were cut through the old community, reducing the need for and importance of water transport, and cutting off easy access to places that had once been central.
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