Bang Pakong District
Bang Pakong บางปะà¸à¸‡ | |
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Amphoe | |
![]() Amphoe location in Chachoengsao Province | |
Coordinates: 13°32′34″N 100°59′38″E / 13.54278°N 100.99389°ECoordinates: 13°32′34″N 100°59′38″E / 13.54278°N 100.99389°E | |
Country |
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Province | Chachoengsao |
Seat | Tha Sa-an |
Area | |
• Total | 257.893 km2 (99.573 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 89,109 |
• Density | 345.52/km2 (894.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
Postal code | 24130 |
Geocode | 2404 |
Bang Pakong (Thai: บางปะà¸à¸‡) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Chachoengsao Province in central Thailand.
Bang Pakong district name comes from the Bang Pakong River. The area has many industrial estates, including the huge gas- and oil-fired Bang Pakong Power Station.
History
Bang Pakong district was established in 1907. The first temporary district office was a building within the Wat Bon Khongkharam. In 1908 the government moved the office to the bank of the Bang Pakong River in Tambon Tha Sa-an, which is still the location today.[1]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Pho of Chachoengsao Province, Phan Thong, Mueang Chon Buri of Chon Buri Province, the Bay of Bangkok and Samut Prakan Province.
The important water resource is the Bang Pakong River, which mouths into the Bay of Bangkok within the district. Bang Na-Trat highway runs through the district.
Administration
Central administration
The district Bang Pakong is subdivided into 12 subdistrict (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 99 administrative villages (Muban).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[2] |
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1. | Bang Pakong | บางปะà¸à¸‡ | 10 | 14,732 |
2. | Tha Sa-an | ท่าสะà¸à¹‰à¸²à¸™ | 8 | 7,334 |
3. | Bang Wua | บางวัว | 14 | 12,959 |
4. | Bang Samak | บางสมัคร | 9 | 13,891 |
5. | Bang Phueng | บางผึ้ง | 7 | 2,185 |
6. | Bang Kluea | บางเà¸à¸¥à¸·à¸ | 7 | 4,322 |
7. | Song Khlong | สà¸à¸‡à¸„ลà¸à¸‡ | 10 | 9,261 |
8. | Nong Chok | หนà¸à¸‡à¸ˆà¸à¸ | 9 | 3,649 |
9. | Phimpha | พิมพา | 4 | 3,339 |
10. | Tha Kham | ท่าข้าม | 8 | 7,789 |
11. | Hom Sin | หà¸à¸¡à¸¨à¸µà¸¥ | 6 | 5,102 |
12. | Khao Din | เขาดิน | 7 | 2,574 |
Local administration
There are 10 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:
- Bang Pakong Phrom Thep San (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางปะà¸à¸‡à¸žà¸£à¸«à¸¡à¹€à¸—พรังสรรค์) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Bang Pakong.
- Bang Samak (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางสมัคร) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Bang Samak.
- Bang Phueng (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางผึ้ง) consisting of the complete subdistrict Bang Phueng.
- Tha Kham (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท่าข้าม) consisting of the complete subdistrict Tha Kham.
- Tha Sa-an (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท่าสะà¸à¹‰à¸²à¸™) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Tha Sa-an.
- Hom Sin (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลหà¸à¸¡à¸¨à¸µà¸¥) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Hom Sin.
- Bang Pakong (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางปะà¸à¸‡) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Bang Pakong.
- Bang Wua (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางวัว) consisting of parts of the subdistricts Bang Wua, Bang Samak, Bang Kluea.
- Phimpha (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลพิมพา) consisting of the complete subdistrict Phimpha.
- Bang Wua Khana Rak (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางวัวคณารัà¸à¸©à¹Œ) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Bang Wua.
There are 6 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Tha Sa-an (Thai: à¸à¸‡à¸„์à¸à¸²à¸£à¸šà¸£à¸´à¸«à¸²à¸£à¸ªà¹ˆà¸§à¸™à¸•ำบลท่าสะà¸à¹‰à¸²à¸™) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Tha Sa-an.
- Bang Kluea (Thai: à¸à¸‡à¸„์à¸à¸²à¸£à¸šà¸£à¸´à¸«à¸²à¸£à¸ªà¹ˆà¸§à¸™à¸•ำบลบางเà¸à¸¥à¸·à¸) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Bang Kluea.
- Song Khlong (Thai: à¸à¸‡à¸„์à¸à¸²à¸£à¸šà¸£à¸´à¸«à¸²à¸£à¸ªà¹ˆà¸§à¸™à¸•ำบลสà¸à¸‡à¸„ลà¸à¸‡) consisting of the complete subdistrict Song Khlong.
- Nong Chok (Thai: à¸à¸‡à¸„์à¸à¸²à¸£à¸šà¸£à¸´à¸«à¸²à¸£à¸ªà¹ˆà¸§à¸™à¸•ำบลหนà¸à¸‡à¸ˆà¸à¸) consisting of the complete subdistrict Nong Chok.
- Hom Sin (Thai: à¸à¸‡à¸„์à¸à¸²à¸£à¸šà¸£à¸´à¸«à¸²à¸£à¸ªà¹ˆà¸§à¸™à¸•ำบลหà¸à¸¡à¸¨à¸µà¸¥) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Hom Sin.
- Khao Din (Thai: à¸à¸‡à¸„์à¸à¸²à¸£à¸šà¸£à¸´à¸«à¸²à¸£à¸ªà¹ˆà¸§à¸™à¸•ำบลเขาดิน) consisting of the complete subdistrict Khao Din.
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A downtown in Bang Pakong
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Bangwua street, Bang Pakong
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Bangna-Bangpakong road in Bang Pakong's Ambit
References
- ↑ ประวัติความเป็นมาขà¸à¸‡à¸«à¸¡à¸¹à¹ˆà¸šà¹‰à¸²à¸™ ปาà¸à¸„ลà¸à¸‡à¸à¹‰à¸à¸¡à¹ƒà¸«à¸à¹ˆ (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ↑ "Population statistics 2013" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)