Amphoe Bang Saphan Noi

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Bang Saphan Noi
บางสะพานน้อย

Statistics
Province:	Prachuap Khiri Khan
Area:	720.0 km²
Inhabitants:	34,974 (2005)
Pop. density:	48.6 inh./km²
Geocode:	7705
Postal code:	77170
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Bang Saphan Noi (Thai: บางสะพานน้อย) is the southernmost district (Amphoe) of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, central Thailand.

[edit] History

The area of Bang Saphan Noi was separated from Bang Saphan district. It was made a minor district (King Amphoe) on June 10th, 1974 and officially upgraded to a full district on July 13th, 1981.

The name Bang Saphan Noi originates from the time of the building of the southern railway. The workers had to build two bridges north and south of the district railway station, the same structure as for the Bang Saphan railway station further north. They thus named the railway station Bang Saphan Noi (small Bang Saphan), and subsequently the railway station of Bang Saphan was named Bang Saphan Yai (big Bang Saphan).

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are Bang Saphan to the north, to the south the districts Tha Sae and Pathio of Chumphon Province.To the west is the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar, to the east the Gulf of Thailand.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 41 villages (muban). Bang Saphan Noi is also the only township (thesaban tambon) of the district, which covers parts of the tambon Bang Saphan.

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh.
1.	Pak Phraek	ปากแพรก	6	3,277
2.	Bang Saphan	บางสะพาน	10	7,354
3.	Sai Thong	ทรายทอง	11	7,200
4.	Chang Raek	ช้างแรก	8	9,673
5.	Chai Rat	ไชยราช	6	7,470

Amphoe of Prachuap Khiri Khan
Amphoe:	Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan - Kui Buri - Thap Sakae - Bang Saphan - Bang Saphan Noi - Pran Buri - Hua Hin - Sam Roi Yot