Samut Sakhon สมุทรสาคร
City Municipality
City of Samut Sakhon เทศบาลนครสมุทรสาคร
Typical atmosphere of Mahachai seafood market
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Coordinates: 13°32′55″N 100°16′39″E / 13.54861°N 100.27750°E / 13.54861; 100.27750
Country	Thailand
Province	Samut Sakhon
District	Mueang Samut Sakhon
Government
• Type	City Municipality
• Mayor	Supap Saeheng
Area
• Total	10.33 km2 (3.99 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	60,103
• Density	5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code	(+66) 34
Website	sakhoncity.go.th

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Samut Sakhon (Thai: สมุทรสาคร, pronounced [samùt sǎːkʰɔːn], Pronunciation) is a City in Thailand, capital of Samut Sakhon province.^[1] It is a stop on the Maeklong Railway. Samut Sakhon is 48 km from Bangkok.^[2] It is part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region.

Name

Samut Sakhon was formerly called Tha Chin (Chinese Pier) probably because, in the old days, it had been a trading port for a vast number of Chinese junks. In 1548, a City named Sakhon Buri was established at the mouth of the Tha Chin River. It was a center for recruiting troops from various seaside towns. The name of the city was changed to Mahachai when Khlong (canal) Mahachai was dug in 1704 to connect the Tha Chin River to the city. Later, the city was renamed Samut Sakhon by King Rama IV but it is still popularly called Mahachai by its residents.^[1]