Banphot Phisai District

Banphot Phisai
บรรพตพิสัย
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Nakhon Sawan Province
Coordinates: 15°56′9″N 99°58′56″E / 15.93583°N 99.98222°E / 15.93583; 99.98222Coordinates: 15°56′9″N 99°58′56″E / 15.93583°N 99.98222°E / 15.93583; 99.98222
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Sawan
Area
  Total 909.9 km2 (351.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 88,300
  Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 60180
Geocode 6005

Banphot Phisai (Thai: บรรพตพิสัย) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.

History

At first, the central tambon was Tambon Ta Sang. In 1910, the government moved the district office to the west bank of the Ping River in Tambon Tha Ngiew area and officially upgraded the district at the same time.

The name Banphot Phisai comes from the mountains in the district that look likes row of Prang.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Bueng Na Rang and Pho Thale of Phichit Province, Kao Liao, Mueang Nakhon Sawan and Lat Yao of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Khanu Woralaksaburi and Bueng Samakkhi of Kamphaeng Phet Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 117 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Banphot Phisai covers parts of the tambon Tha Ngio and Charoen Phon. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Tha Ngioท่างิ้ว87,413
2.Bang Ta Ngaiบางตาหงาย76,963
3.Hukwangหูกวาง44,446
4.Ang Thongอ่างทอง64,190
5.Ban Daenบ้านแดน97,189
6.Bang Kaeoบางแก้ว85,603
7.Ta Khitตาขีด88,508
8.Ta Sangตาสัง117,284
9.Dan Changด่านช้าง136,935
10.Nong Krotหนองกรด1511,737
11.Nong Ta Nguหนองตางู136,341
12.Bueng Pla Thuบึงปลาทู94,221
13.Charoen Phonเจริญผล67,470


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