Samut Sakhon: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Samut Sakhon
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 63,498
• Coordinates: 13.5475° N, 100.2736° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 34 km (21 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK): 53 km (33 mi), straight line
• Don Mueang International Airport (DMK): 54 km (34 mi), straight line
• Hua Hin Airport (HHQ): 107 km (67 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Krathum Baen: 12 km (7 mi)
• Ban Samae Dam: 13 km (8 mi)
• Ban Khlong Bang Bon: 15 km (9 mi)
• Bang Bon: 18 km (11 mi)
• Ban Phaeo: 19 km (12 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Ban Samae Dam, 13 km (8 mi)

Things to see

• Wat Samakkhi Sattharam (place of worship)
• ศูนย์การเรียนรู้ทางวัฒนธรรม จังหวัดสมุทรสาคร (museum)
• สวนสุขภาพ 60 พรรษามหาราชินี (park)