Country Thailand Amphoe established 1948 Postal code 48140 Area 284.7 km² Province Nakhon Phanom Province | Seat Ban Phaeng Time zone THA (UTC+7) Geocode 4804 Population 34,232 (2008) | |
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Ban Phaeng (Thai: บ้านแพง) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.
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Map of Ban Phaeng District, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Tha Uthen, Si Songkhram and Na Thom of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Bueng Khong Long of Bueng Kan Province. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province Khammouan.
History
Originally the area belonged to the Mueang Chaiburi, now part of the Tha Uthen district.
The minor district (King amphoe) was established in 1948 by splitting it from Tha Uthen district. In 1956 it was elevated to full district status.
1956 the sanitary district (sukhaphiban) Ban Phaeng was established, which was upgraded to a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in 1999.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 75 villages (muban). Ban Phaeng itself has subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of the tambon Ban Phaeng. There are further 5 tambon Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Missing number are tambon which now form Na Thom district.