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Kamphaeng Saen กำแพงแสน
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Nakhon Pathom Province
Coordinates: 13°59′2″N 99°59′38″ECoordinates: 13°59′2″N 99°59′38″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Pathom
Area
• Total	405.019 km2 (156.379 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	129,081
• Density	318.70/km2 (825.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	73140
Geocode	7302

Kamphaeng Saen (Thai: กำแพงแสน, pronounced [kām.pʰɛ̄ːŋ sɛ̌ːn]) is the northwesternmost district (amphoe) of Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand.

History[edit] อำเภอกำแพงแสน

Kamphaeng Saen was a moated center of Dvaravati culture, dating from 410-870 CE, with the foundation of a Buddhist stupa identified.^[1]:304

Geography[edit] อำเภอกำแพงแสน

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Song Phi Nong of Suphanburi Province, Bang Len, Don Tum and Mueang Nakhon Pathom of Nakhon Pathom Province, Ban Pong of Ratchaburi Province, and Tha Makaof Kanchanaburi Province.

Kasetsart University‘s Kamphaeng Saen campus is in this district.

Administration[edit] อำเภอกำแพงแสน

The district is divided into 15 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 202 villages (muban). Kamphaeng Saen is also a township (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of the tambon Kamphaeng Saen and Thung Kraphang Hom.

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