Bang Pla Ma District

Bang Pla Ma
āļšāļēāļ‡āļ›āļĨāļēāļĄāđ‰āļē
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Suphanburi Province
Coordinates: 14°24â€ē8â€ģN 100°9â€ē16â€ģEïŧŋ / ïŧŋ14.40222°N 100.15444°Eïŧŋ / 14.40222; 100.15444Coordinates: 14°24â€ē8â€ģN 100°9â€ē16â€ģEïŧŋ / ïŧŋ14.40222°N 100.15444°Eïŧŋ / 14.40222; 100.15444
Country  Thailand
Province Suphanburi
Area
 â€Ē Total 481.3 km2 (185.8 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 â€Ē Total 79,286
 â€Ē Density 180.7/km2 (468/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 72150
Geocode 7204

Bang Pla Ma (Thai: āļšāļēāļ‡āļ›āļĨāļēāļĄāđ‰āļē; IPA: [bāːŋ plāː mÃĄË]) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.

History

The district was established in 1897 by the governor Phra Samut Khana Nurak (āļžāļĢāļ°āļŠāļĄāļļāļ—āļĢāļ„āļ“āļēāļ™āļļāļĢāļąāļāļĐāđŒ).

The name Pla Ma is the Thai name of the fish species Boesemania microlepis, which is found a lot in the area of the district.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Phak Hai and Bang Sai of Ayutthaya Province, Song Phi Nong, U Thong and Mueang Suphanburi of Suphanburi Province.

The main water resource of the district is the Tha Chin river or Suphan river.

Administration

Central administration

The district Bang Pla Ma is subdivided into 14 subdistrict (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 127 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[1]
1.Khok Khramāđ‚āļ„āļāļ„āļĢāļēāļĄ127,303
2.Bang Pla Maāļšāļēāļ‡āļ›āļĨāļēāļĄāđ‰āļē129,000
3.Takhaāļ•āļ°āļ„āđˆāļē95,727
4.Bang Yaiāļšāļēāļ‡āđƒāļŦāļāđˆ84,549
5.KritsanaāļāļĪāļĐāļ“āļē73,952
6.SaliāļŠāļēāļĨāļĩ87,152
7.Phai Kong Dināđ„āļœāđˆāļāļ­āļ‡āļ”āļīāļ™86,754
8.Ongkharakāļ­āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļąāļāļĐāđŒ75,378
9.Chorakhe YaiāļˆāļĢāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āđƒāļŦāļāđˆ94,815
10.Ban Laemāļšāđ‰āļēāļ™āđāļŦāļĨāļĄ54,473
11.Makham LomāļĄāļ°āļ‚āļēāļĄāļĨāđ‰āļĄ145,004
12.Wang Nam Yenāļ§āļąāļ‡āļ™āđ‰āļģāđ€āļĒāđ‡āļ™74,109
13.Wat Botāļ§āļąāļ”āđ‚āļšāļŠāļ–āđŒ114,909
14.Wat Daoāļ§āļąāļ”āļ”āļēāļ§106,161

Local administration

There are 7 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

There are 11 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics 2013" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2014-10-04.


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