Amphoe Si Sawat

Infobox_Amphoe
name=Si Sawat
thai=ศรีสวัสดิ์
province=Kanchanaburi
coordinates=coord|14|35|57|N|99|6|50|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|
capital=Dan Mae Chalaep
area=3,295.9
population=23,700
population_as_of=2005
density=7.2
postal_code=71250
geocode=7104

Si Sawat ( _th. ศรีสวัสดิ์) is a district ("Amphoe") in the Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Rai of Uthai Thani Province, Dan Chang of Suphanburi Province, Nong Prue, Bo Phloi, Kanchanaburi, Sai Yok and Thong Pha Phum of Kanchanburi Province.The district is dominated by the Si Nakharin reservoir, which is also part of the Khuean Sri Nakarin National Park. The 140-metre high Si Nakharin Dam was finished in 1980 and creates a 419-square-kilometre lake of the Kwae Yai River. The dam has received criticism for being built on the Si Sawat fault line [cite news|title=What if the wall was to break
url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.arcview.php?clid=11&id=54583
date=2002-01-24| publisher=The Nation] .

To the south of the district is the Erawan National Park, most famous for the Erawan waterfall.

Administration

The district is subdivided into six subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 33 villages ("muban"). The township ("thesaban tambon") Erawan covers parts of "tambon" Tha Kradan. There are six further Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=14&pv=2 amphoe.com]
*wikitravel|Sri Sawat