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Kamphaeng Saen กำแพงแสน
District
District location in Nakhon Pathom province
Coordinates: 13°59′2″N 99°59′38″E / 13.98389°N 99.99389°E / 13.98389; 99.99389
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Pathom
Area
• Total	405.019 km (156.379 sq mi)
Population
• Total	129,081
• Density	318.70/km (825.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	73140
Geocode	7302

Kamphaeng Saen (Thai: กำแพงแสน, pronounced [kām.pʰɛ̄ːŋ sɛ̌ːn]) is the northwesternmost district (amphoe) of Nakhon Pathom province, central Thailand.

History

Kamphaeng Saen was a moated centre of Dvaravati culture, dating from 410-870 CE, with the foundation of a Buddhist stupa identified.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Song Phi Nong of Suphanburi province; Bang Len, Don Tum, and Mueang Nakhon Pathom of Nakhon Pathom Province; Ban Pong of Ratchaburi province; and Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi province.

Kasetsart University's Kamphaeng Saen campus is in this district.

Administration

The district is divided into 15 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 202 villages (mubans). Kamphaeng Saen is also a township (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of tambons Kamphaeng Saen and Thung Kraphang Hom.

References

1. Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ISBN 9786167339443

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