Bang Pakong (Template:Lang-th) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.
Bang Pakong
บางปะกง | |
|---|---|
 Amphoe location in Chachoengsao Province | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Chachoengsao |
| Seat | Tha Sa-an |
| Area | |
| • Total | 257.893 km2 (99.573 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 83,040 |
| • Density | 360.9/km2 (935/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (THA) |
| Postal code | 24130 |
| Geocode | 2404 |
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
The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 108 villages (muban). There are 5 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Bang Pakong, Tha Sa-an, Tha Kham and Hom Sim each covers parts of the same-named tambon, while Bang Wua covers parts of tambon Bang Wua, Bang Samak and Bang Kluea. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh.[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bang Pakong | บางปะกง | 19 | 14,257 |
| 2. | Tha Sa-an | ท่าสะอ้าน | 8 | 7,390 |
| 3. | Bang Wua | บางวัว | 14 | 12,568 |
| 4. | Bang Samak | บางสมัคร | 9 | 10,866 |
| 5. | Bang Phueng | บางผึ้ง | 7 | 2,190 |
| 6. | Bang Kluea | บางเกลือ | 7 | 4,442 |
| 7. | Song Khlong | สองคลอง | 10 | 9,132 |
| 8. | Nong Chok | หนองจอก | 9 | 3,685 |
| 9. | Phimpha | พิมพา | 4 | 3,067 |
| 10. | Tha Kham | ท่าข้าม | 8 | 7,823 |
| 11. | Hom Sin | หอมศีล | 6 | 5,178 |
| 12. | Khao Din | เขาดิน | 7 | 2,442 |
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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
- ^ "ประวัติความเป็นมาของหมู่บ้าน ปากคลองอ้อมใหญ่" (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration.
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)