Krathum Baen district

Krathum Baen กระทุ่มแบน
District
Khlong Damnoen Saduak canal in the area of Krathum Baen, where it empties into the Tha Chin river
District location in Samut Sakhon province
Coordinates: 13°39′21″N 100°16′04″E / 13.65583°N 100.26778°E / 13.65583; 100.26778
Country	Thailand
Province	Samut Sakhon
Area
• Total	135.276 km2 (52.230 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	183,903
• Density	1,359/km2 (3,520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	74110, 74130
Calling code	034
ISO 3166 code	TH-7402

Krathum Baen (Thai: กระทุ่มแบน, pronounced [krā.tʰûm bɛ̄ːn]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Samut Sakhon province, central Thailand and is located west of Bangkok.

Krathum Baen is a part of Mueang Samut Sakhon district. It was created in 1900. In 1926 the government added Tambons Tha Mai, Bang Yang, Nong Kok Khai, and Om Noi of Sam Phran district, Nakhon Pathom province to the district.

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Sam Phran of Nakhon Pathom province; Nong Khaem and Bang Bon of Bangkok; Mueang Samut Sakhon and Ban Phaeo of Samut Sakhon Province.

The important water resources are the Tha Chin river and Phasi Charoen canal.

The name Krathum Baen meaning 'flat burflower-tree'.

The district is divided into 10 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 89 villages (mubans).^[1]

As of December 2024 there are: six municipalities (thesaban), Om Noi has city status (thesaban nakhon), Krathum Baen and Khlong Maduea are town municipalities (thesaban mueang) and Suan Luang, Khae Rai and Don Kai Di are subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon), they all cover the subdistrict of the same name. The non-municipal areas are administered by four subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - o bo toh).^[2]

There are in the district: Krathum Baen Hospital with 300 beds, Mahachai 2 Hospital with 200 beds and Vichaivaj International Hospital Om Noi with 196 beds.

There are total twelve health-promoting hospitals in the district, of which; one in every subdistrict, but Suan Luang, Khlong Maduea and Tha Sao each have two.^[3]

There are fifteen Theravada Buddhist temples in the district.
One in Krathum Baen, Suan Luang, Nong Nok Khai and Tha Sao, two in Om Noi, Tha Mai, Khlong Maduea and Khae Rai, three in Bang Yang.^[4]

The district is the intersection of highway 4 eastbound (Bangkok route), south/west bound (southern Thailand).
The area is served by some fifteen bus lines.