Amphoe Bang Pakong

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Bang Pakong
บางปะกง

Statistics
Province:	Chachoengsao
Area:	257.893 km²
Inhabitants:	78,067 (2000)
Pop. density:	302.7 inh./km²
Geocode:	2404
Postal code:	24130
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Bang Pakong (Thai: บางปะกง) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.

Bang Pakong district name comes from the Bang Pakong River.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Administration 4 Sources

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 Bang Bo of Samut Prakan Province.

The important water resource is the Bang Pakong River, which mouths into the Bay of Bangkok within the district.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 107 villages (muban). There are 5 townships (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).

1.	Bang Pakong	บางปะกง
2.	Tha Sa-an	ท่าสะอ้าน
3.	Bang Wua	บางวัว
4.	Bang Samak	บางสมัคร
5.	Bang Phueng	บางผึ้ง
6.	Bang Kluea	บางเกลือ
7.	Song Khlong	สองคลอง
8.	Nong Chok	หนองจอก
9.	Phimpha	พิมพา
10.	Tha Kham	ท่าข้าม
11.	Hom Sin	หอมศีล
12.	Khao Din	เขาดิน

[edit] Sources

• Bang Pakong 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