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Sam Chuk district

Sam Chuk (Thai: สามชุก, pronounced [sǎːm t͡ɕʰúk]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Suphan Buri province, central Thailand.

Originally the district name was Nang Buat. In 1911 when the government separated part of Nang Buat District and established Doem Bang district, it also moved the district office to Ban Sam Pheng, Tambon Sam Chuk. In 1939 the district name was changed to Sam Chuk as the central tambon.

Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise): Si Prachan, Don Chedi, Nong Ya Sai and Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphan Buri Province, and Sawaeng Ha of Ang Thong province.

The main water resource of Sam Chuk is the Tha Chin River or Suphan river.

Thailand's Sam Chuk community and Old Market District along the Tha Chin River was granted an Award of Merit in the 2009 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation. Local residents formed a Sam Chuk Market Conservation Committee. They preserved what they received from their ancestors and restored 19 local buildings, adapting the old style architecture described in Thai as khanompang khing ('ginger bread') style, into a contemporary market.

Sam Chuk is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 68 administrative villages (mubans).

There is one sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district:

There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

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