Bang Pahan District

Bang Pahan
บางปะหัน
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Ayutthaya Province
Coordinates: 14°27′45″N 100°32′41″E / 14.46250°N 100.54472°E / 14.46250; 100.54472Coordinates: 14°27′45″N 100°32′41″E / 14.46250°N 100.54472°E / 14.46250; 100.54472
Country  Thailand
Province Ayutthaya
Seat Bang Pahan
Tambon 17
Muban 94
Area
  Total 121.9 km2 (47.1 sq mi)
Population (2000)
  Total 38,799
  Density 318.3/km2 (824/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 13220
Geocode 1407
See also: Pahan

Bang Pahan (Thai: บางปะหัน; IPA: [bāːŋ pā.hǎn]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Ayutthaya Province.

History

The district was originally named Nakhon Luang Nai, but was renamed in 1916 to Bang Pahan as the name of central tambon.

The Phuan people from Vientiane who migrated around this area in the reign of King Rama II established the settlement. They also built a windmill in their village, thus the village was named Ban Kanghan after the Thai word for windmill (Kanghan, กังหัน). The name was later currupted by misspellings to Pahan.

Geography

Neighboring district are (from the north clockwise) Maha Rat, Nakhon Luang, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Bang Ban of Ayutthaya province, and Pa Mok of Ang Thong Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts tambon, which are further subdivided into 94 villages muban. The township (thesaban tambon) of Bang Pahan covers the complete tambon Khwan Mueang and parts of the tambon Bang Pahan and Bang Nang Ra.

No. Name Thai Villages
1.Bang Pahanบางปะหัน7
2.Khayaiขยาย6
3.Bang Dueaบางเดื่อ6
4.Sao Thongเสาธง5
5.Thang Klangทางกลาง4
6.Bang Phloengบางเพลิง3
7.Hansangหันสัง7
8.Bang Nang Raบางนางร้า5
9.Ta Nimตานิม4
10.Thap Namทับน้ำ5
11.Ban Maบ้านม้า4
12.Khwan Mueangขวัญเมือง5
13.Ban Liบ้านลี่5
14.Pho Sam Tonโพธิ์สามต้น8
15.Phutlaoพุทเลา12
16.Tan Enตาลเอน3
17.Ban Khloบ้านขล้อ5
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