Amphawa

Amphawa is a district of province, at the northwestern tip of the Bay of Bangkok, . The canal-side way of life in Amphawa takes place along the waterfront walkways of Amphawa Canal, a small tributary of the Mae Khlong River.
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  • Type: Town with 5,610 residents
  • Description: district in Samut Songkhram province, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Amphawa district”, “Khwaeng Bang Chang”, “เทศบาลตำบลอัมพวา”, “อ.อัมพวา”, “アムパワー”, “アンパワー”, “安帕瓦區”, and “安帕瓦縣”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wat Ban Kae Yai and Wat Amphawan Che Ti Ya Ram.

Buddhist temple
Photo: พระอภิชัช ธมฺมโชโต, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Buddhist temple
Photo: กสิณธร ราชโอรส, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Amphawa

Latitude
13.425° or 13° 25′ 30″ north
Longitude
99.9553° or 99° 57′ 19″ east
Population
5,610
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
7M5XCXG4+24
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1025600476
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1158431
Wiki­data ID
Q475066
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In Other Languages

From Bishnupriya to Welsh—“Amphawa” goes by many names.
  • Bishnupriya: “আম্ফোয়ে অমফাৱা”
  • Cebuano: “Amphoe Amphawa”
  • Chinese: “安帕瓦县”
  • Chinese: “紅塗我縣”
  • Chinese: “红涂我县”
  • French: “Amphawa”
  • German: “Amphawa”
  • German: “Amphoe Amphawa”
  • Italian: “Amphawa”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Amphawa”
  • Japanese: “アムパワー郡”
  • Korean: “암파와군”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Amphawa Kūn”
  • Persian: “بخش امپفاوا”
  • Romanian: “Districtul Amphawa”
  • Thai: “อัมพวา”
  • Thai: “อำเภออัมพวา”
  • Vietnamese: “Amphawa”
  • Welsh: “Amphawa”

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