Bang Phli District

Bang Phli
บางพลี
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Samut Prakan Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Samut Prakan
Seat Bang Phli Yai
Tambon 6
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
 • Total 260.0 km2 (100.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 170,681
 • Density 656.46/km2 (1,700.2/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 10540
Geocode 1103

Bang Phli (Thai: บางพลี; IPA: [bāːŋ pʰlīː]) is a district (amphoe) of Samut Prakan Province in Thailand. It is home to Suvarnabhumi Airport (also called (New) Bangkok International Airport), which opened on 28 September 2006 as Thailand's primary airport. The district was part of the once-proposed Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province.

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Geography

Neighboring districts are Bang Na, Prawet and Lat Krabang (all in Bangkok) in the north, Bang Sao Thong and Bang Bo to the east, and Mueang Samut Prakan to the south and west.

Bang Phli District is home to a manufacturing sector that includes Plan Toys; German lingerie company, Triumph International;[1] auto parts maker, Yarnphan;[2] Surf Technicians Inc.;[3] windsurfing equipment design company, Natural Corporation;[4] South Korean chemical maker, Hanwha Chemical alkali soluble resin (ASR) and emulsion plant;[5] furniture manufacturer, Rockworth;[6] and a Nivea cosmetics production plant.[7] It is located on the outskirts of Bangkok on the Bangna-Trad highway near Lake Taco.[8] The area is also home to Thai fitness and Muay Thai camps. The first IKEA store store in Thailand will open its door at 'Mega Bangna' on the Bang Na-Bang Pakong Highway in Bang Kaeo at end of 2011.

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.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (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.
1. Bang Phli Yai  บางพลีใหญ่ 23 46,269
2. Bang Kaeo บางแก้ว 16 39,061
3. Bang Pla บางปลา 15 29,486
4. Bang Chalong  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.

References

  1. ^ GERMANY: Triumph defends Thailand severance deals 6 July 2009 just-style.com
  2. ^ Yarnphan invests two billion baht in expansion 23-APR-04 Asia Africa Intelligence Wire
  3. ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-59706367.html
  4. ^ Jakob Holm Surfing The Weaknesses To Catch the Strengths February 24, 2006 ScandAsia
  5. ^ S KOREA'S HANWHA CHEMICAL TO INVEST US$18 MLN IN THAILAND 27-FEB-08 AsiaPulse News
  6. ^ Itthi C Tan Despite realty slump, strong baht, Rockworth eyes growth March 23, 2007 The Nation
  7. ^ Beiersdorf doubles cosmetics production in Thailand 08 July 2009 Chemie.de
  8. ^ Newley Purnell Bangkok's Bangplee Market has everything Newley Purnell could ever want. Except one thing. September 1, 2001 Worldhum.com

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