Amphoe Bang Phae

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Bang Phae
บางแพ
Statistics
Province:	Ratchaburi
District office:	Bang Phae 13°41′29″N, 99°55′49″E
Area:	172.596 km²
Inhabitants:	42,949 (2000)
Pop. density:	248.8 inh./km²
Geocode:	7006
Postal code:	70160
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Bang Phae (Thai: บางแพ) is a district (Amphoe) in the eastern part of Ratchaburi Province, central Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The district was created in 1914 from 17 tambon from the districts Ban Pong, Photharam and Damnoen Saduak as a minor district (king amphoe). In 1917 it was upgraded to a full district. At first a temporary district office was located in a pavillon of Wat Hua Pho in tambon Hua Pho. Thus the district was at first named Hua Pho, but was renamed to Bang Phae in 1939,^[1] following the location of the district office since 1918 within tambon Bang Phae at the eastern short of the Bang Phae canal.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Damnoen Saduak, Photharam of Ratchaburi Province, Mueang Nakhon Pathom, Sam Phran of Nakhon Pathom Province and Ban Phaeo of Samut Sakhon Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 65 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Bang Phae covers the complete tambon Bang Phae and Wang Yen, and Pho Hak the complete tambon Pho Hak. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

1.	Bang Phae	บางแพ
2.	Wang Yen	วังเย็น
3.	Hua Pho	หัวโพ
4.	Wat Kaeo	วัดแก้ว
5.	Don Yai	ดอนใหญ่
6.	Don Kha	ดอนคา
7.	Pho Hak	โพหัก