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Sapphasamit Canal
Operating day: Daily
Operating time: 24 Hours
Sapphasamit Canal Laem Fa Pha, Phra Samut Jedi, Samut Prakan. Excavated in 1879. By the Royal Government Pradit Manutham. Or Pridi Banomyong, Minister of Finance in those days (Match the reign of King Rama VIII). For salt transport. The major products of the country. The Excise Department levied tax under the Salt Act 1938.
Excavated from the Chao Phraya River at Ban Laem Fa Pha to the end of Klong Bang Pla Kot Canal. Saha Village, The length is about 8 kilometers wide by 16 meters.
Later, the canal was dug out to the Tha Chin River. At tambon Ya Praek Samut Songkhram Province total distance is about 30 kilometers.
The canal is now wider than ever before. And is in charge of Laem Fa Pha Municipality (Phra Samut Chedi). An important source of water for small fisheries and The people of Laem Fa Pha long ago.
Category: Nature and Wildlife
Group: River, Canal
Last Update : 7 YearAgo