The province of Samut
Sakhon is situated 28km to the south west of Bangkok, on the Gulf of Thailand wedged
between Samut Songkhram and Bangkok. Samut Sakhon was fomerly called Munag Tha Chiin, due
to the high number of Chinese junks using its waterways. With the later constructio of the
Mahachai Canal, the town was then known as Munag Mahachai. The town got its present name
of Samut Sakhon during the reign of King Rama IV, although it is still called Mahachai by
the locals.
