Amphoe Ban Phai

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Ban Phai
บ้านไผ่

Statistics
Province:	Khon Kaen
Area:	477.7 km²
Inhabitants:	101,281 (2005)
Pop. density:	212.3 inh./km²
Geocode:	4010
Postal code:	40110
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Ban Phai (Thai: บ้านไผ่) is a district (Amphoe) of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Pueai Noi, Nong Song Hong, Non Sila, Chonnabot, Mancha Khiri and Ban Haet of Khon Kaen Province, Kosum Phisai and Kut Rang of Maha Sarakham Province.

[edit] History

Originally named Ban Keng (บ้านเกิ้ง), the area was at first a tambon of Chonnabot district. In 1927 the minor district (King Amphoe) Ban Phai was established, which was upgraded to a full district on February 1 1940. 1946 Chonnabot was downgraded to be a part of Ban Phai district, until it was reestablished in 1966.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 113 villages (muban). Ban Phai is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers parts of tambon Ban Phai, Khaen Nuea and Nai Mueang. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Ban Phai	บ้านไผ่	13	17,970
2.	Nai Mueang	ในเมือง	9	26774
5.	Mueang Phia	เมืองเพีย	13	9,643
9.	Ban Lan	บ้านลาน	15	8,861
10.	Khaen Nuea	แคนเหนือ	9	6,991
11.	Phu Lek	ภูเหล็ก	8	5,905
13.	Pa Po	ป่าปอ	9	7,486
14.	Hin Tang	หินตั้ง	11	7,834
16.	Nong Nam Sai	หนองน้ำใส	11	6,229
17.	Hua Nong	หัวหนอง	6	3,588

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Ban Haet and Non Sila.

Amphoe of Khon Kaen
Amphoe:	Mueang Khon Kaen - Ban Fang - Phra Yuen - Nong Ruea - Chum Phae - Si Chomphu - Nam Phong - Ubolratana - Kranuan - Ban Phai - Pueai Noi - Phon - Waeng Yai - Waeng Noi - Nong Song Hong - Phu Wiang - Mancha Khiri - Chonnabot - Khao Suan Kwang - Phu Pha Man
King Amphoe:	Sam Sung - Khok Pho Chai - Nong Na Kham - Ban Haet - Non Sila - Wiang Kao