Amphoe Bang Len

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Bang Len
บางเลน
Statistics
Province:	Nakhon Pathom
Area:	588.836 km²
Inhabitants:	89,223 (2005)
Pop. density:	156 inh./km²
Geocode:	7305
Postal code:	73130
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Bang Len (Thai: บางเลน) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand.

[edit] History

The district was created in 1896 under the name Bang Phai Nat (บางไผ่นารถ). The district office was located in Ban Bang Phai Nat, Tambon Bang Sai Pa, on the east bank of the Tha Chin river. Later the government moved the central district to Tambon Bang Pla on the west bank of the Tha Chin. At the same time the district name was changed accordingly to Bang Pla. In 1936 the district was again renamed and received its current name Bang Len. The district office was moved to the Phon Damri road, Tambon Bang Len in 1978.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Song Phi Nong of Suphanburi Province, Lat Bua Luang of Ayutthaya Province, Sai Noi of Nonthaburi Province, and Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Chai Si, Don Tum and Kamphaeng Saen of Nakhon Pathom Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 15 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 180 villages (muban). There are four townships (thesaban tambon) - Bang Len, Bang Luang, Rang Krathum and Lam Phaya. Though there are 15 Tambon administrative organizations, one for each tambon, there are de facto only five taking over the tasks for the remaning ones.

Nr.	Name	Thai name	Villages
1.	Bang Len	บางเลน	12
2.	Bang Pla	บางปลา	13
3.	Bang Luang	บางหลวง	21
4.	Bang Phasi	บางภาษี	13
5.	Bang Rakam	บางระกำ	15
6.	Bang Sai Pa	บางไทรป่า	10
7.	Hin Mun	หินมูล	11
8.	Sai Ngam	ไทรงาม	11
9.	Don Tum	ดอนตูม	9
10.	Nin Phet	นิลเพชร	10
11.	Bua Pak Tha	บัวปากท่า	10
12.	Khlong Nok Krathung	คลองนกกระทุง	11
13.	Naraphirom	นราภิรมย์	9
14.	Lam Phaya	ลำพญา	11
15.	Phai Hu Chang	ไผ่หูช้าง	7