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7-481: Originally, the town was named Tha Thong (ท่าทอง) after the river of the same name ( Tha Thong Mai , (named Khlong Tha Phet at the time). During the reign of King Nangklao (Rama III), the town was moved because it was malaria -infested and renamed Kanchanadit . It was a provincial town ( mueang ) under the control of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom . After King Mongkut took power, it

14-641: Is not limited to artificial canals. Many smaller rivers are referred to as " khlong " followed by the name of the stream. As of 2019 there are 1,682 canals in Bangkok , totalling 2,604 kilometres in length. Nine canals are primary flood drainage conduits. In years past, the Thai capital was crisscrossed by khlongs, and so gained the nickname " Venice of the East". Khlongs were used for transportation, for floating markets , but also for sewage disposal. Today, most of

21-454: The district: Khlong A khlong ( Thai : คลอง , pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ] ), alternatively spelt as klong ( / ˈ k l ɔː ŋ / ) commonly refers to a canal in Thailand . These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya , Tha Chin , and Mae Klong , along with their tributaries particularly in the low-lying areas of central Thailand . The Thai word khlong

28-522: The khlongs of Bangkok have been filled in, although the Thonburi side of Bangkok (covering areas west of the Chao Phraya River) still retains several of its larger khlongs. Khlong Saen Saep in central Bangkok is a significant thoroughfare in traffic-congested Bangkok's public transportation network. Traditional floating markets now exist mainly as tourist attractions. The best-known is

35-510: The town of Surat Thani. Thailand Route 44 begins at Route 401 and runs to the southwest as part of a land bridge across the Malay Peninsula. Kanchanadit district is divided into 13 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 117 administrative villages ( mubans ). There are five sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambons ) in the district: There are nine sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in

42-542: Was created on 31 December 1991, protecting the forested hills of that mountain range. The main river in the district is the Tha Thong River, which empties into the Tapi estuary. Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise): Don Sak , Sichon , Nopphitam of Nakhon Si Thammarat , Ban Na San and Mueang Surat Thani . The main road through the district is Thailand Route 401 , which connects Kanchanadit with

49-606: Was put under the supervision of Bangkok directly. In 1899, the province was merged with Chaiya and reduced to amphoe (district) status. The district is in the eastern part of the province. It stretches from the coast to Bandon Bay of the Gulf of Thailand in the north, the low river valley of the Tapi River to the west, and the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range in the south and west. Tai Rom Yen National Park

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