Amphoe Bang Phli
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| Province: | Samut Prakan |
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| Area: | 260.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 170,681 (2006) |
| Pop. density: | 656.46 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 1103 |
| Postal code: | 10540 |
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Bang Phli (Thai: บางพลี) is a district (Amphoe) of Samut Prakan Province in Thailand.
Suvarnabhumi Airport (also called (New) Bangkok International Airport) opened on September 28, 2006 serving the Amphoe Bang Phli district, replacing Don Muang International Airport as Bangkok's primary airport. The district is set to become part of the new Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province, once its creation is approved.
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[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are Bang Na, Prawet and Lat Krabang (all Bangkok) in the north, Bang Sao Thong and Bang Bo to the east, and Mueang Samut Prakan to the south and west.
[edit] Festivals
Bang Phli is famous for the annual Lotus Flower (Rap Bua) festival, which takes place on the last day of vassa on the fourteenth day of the waxing moon in the eleventh lunar month, usually the full moon in October. A boat carrying a replica of the Luang Poh To Buddha statue from the temple Wat Bang Pli is moved along the main canal of the district. The people at the banks of the canal throw lotus flowers onto the boat, as donating lotus flowers to Buddha is merit-making.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 83 villages (muban). Bang Phli itself is also a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Bang Phli Yai, Bang Pla and Bang Chao Long. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. |
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| 1. | Bang Phli Yai | บางพลีใหญ่ | 23 | 46,269 |
| 2. | Bang Kaeo | บางแก้ว | 16 | 39,061 |
| 3. | Bang Pla | บางปลา | 15 | 29,486 |
| 4. | Bang Cho Long | บางโฉลง | 11 | 24,254 |
| 8. | Racha Thewa | ราชาเทวะ | 15 | 21,786 |
| 9. | Nong Prue | หนองปรือ | 3 | 2,519 |
The missing geocodes in the table are now the King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong.
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| Amphoe of Samut Prakan |  |
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Samut Prakan - Bang Bo - Bang Phli - Phra Pradaeng - Phra Samut Chedi | ||
| King Amphoe: | Bang Sao Thong | ||
