Bang Pakong District

Bang Pakong
บางปะกง
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Chachoengsao Province
Coordinates: 13°32′34″N 100°59′38″E / 13.54278°N 100.99389°E / 13.54278; 100.99389Coordinates: 13°32′34″N 100°59′38″E / 13.54278°N 100.99389°E / 13.54278; 100.99389
Country  Thailand
Province Chachoengsao
Seat Tha Sa-an
Area
 • Total 257.893 km2 (99.573 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total 87,137
 • Density 360.9/km2 (935/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 24130
Geocode 2404

Bang Pakong (Thai: บางปะกง) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Chachoengsao Province in central Thailand.

Bang Pakong district name comes from the Bang Pakong River. The area has many industrial estates, including the huge gas- and oil-fired Bang Pakong Power Station.

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.[1]

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 Samut Prakan Province.

The important water resource is the Bang Pakong River, which mouths into the Bay of Bangkok within the district. Bang Na-Trat highway runs through the district.

Administration

Central administration

The district Bang Pakong is subdivided into 12 subdistrict (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 99 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[2]
1.Bang Pakongบางปะกง1014,732
2.Tha Sa-anท่าสะอ้าน87,334
3.Bang Wuaบางวัว1412,959
4.Bang Samakบางสมัคร913,891
5.Bang Phuengบางผึ้ง72,185
6.Bang Klueaบางเกลือ74,322
7.Song Khlongสองคลอง109,261
8.Nong Chokหนองจอก93,649
9.Phimphaพิมพา43,339
10.Tha Khamท่าข้าม87,789
11.Hom Sinหอมศีล65,102
12.Khao Dinเขาดิน72,574

Local administration

There are 10 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

There are 6 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. ↑ ประวัติความเป็นมาของหมู่บ้าน ปากคลองอ้อมใหญ่ (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
  2. ↑ "Population statistics 2013" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2014-10-07.

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