Amphoe Bang Khla

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Bang Khla
บางคล้า

Statistics
Province:	Chachoengsao
Area:	227.9 km²
Inhabitants:	46,539 (2000)
Pop. density:	204.2 inh./km²
Geocode:	2402
Postal code:	24110
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Bang Khla (Thai: บางคล้า) is a district (Amphoe) of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Administration 4 Sources

[edit] History

Bang Khla district was established in 1901. The district office was located in Wat Mai Bang Khla, nowadays in Tambon Ban Suan. Bang Khla is the name of the village Ban Bang Khla, which is located at the Khlong (canal) Bang Khla. As the district office was not in the center of the district area, the government moved it to Tambon Tao Sura, 5 km from the old location. Later they changed the name of the tambon to Bang Khla to fit with the district name.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Ratchasan, Plaeng Yao, Ban Pho, Mueang Chachoengsao, Khlong Khuean of Chachoengsao Province and Ban Sang of Prachinburi Province.

The important water resource is the Bang Pakong River.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 56 villages (muban). Bang Khla and Paknam are two townships (thesaban tambon), each covering the complete same-named tambon. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

1.	Bang Khla	บางคล้า
4.	Bang Suan	บางสวน
8.	Bang Kra Chet	บางกระเจ็ด
9.	Paknam	ปากน้ำ
10.	Tha Thonglang	ท่าทองหลาง
11.	Sao Cha-ngok	สาวชะโงก
12.	Samet Nuea	เสม็ดเหนือ
13.	Samet Tai	เสม็ดใต้
14.	Hua Sai	หัวไทร

Missing numbers are the tambon which now form the district Khlong Khuean.

[edit] Sources

• Bang Khla district history (Thai)

Amphoe of Chachoengsao
Amphoe:	Mueang Chachoengsao - Bang Khla - Bang Nam Priao - Bang Pakong - Ban Pho - Phanom Sarakham - Ratchasan - Sanam Chai Khet - Plaeng Yao - Tha Takiap
King Amphoe:	Khlong Khuean