Country Thailand Postal code 63120 Area 992.5 km² Province Tak Province | Time zone THA (UTC+7) Geocode 6302 Population 46,492 (2005) | |
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Ban Tak (Thai: บ้านตาก, [bâːn tàːk]) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Tak Province, western Thailand.
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Map of Ban Tak District, Tak, Thailand
History
The area of Ban Tak is the old location of Mueang Tak. It was an ancient frontier city, located on the west bank of the Ping River in Ban Tha Phra That, Tambon Ko Taphao. King Maha Thammaracha of Ayutthaya moved the center of Mueang Tak to its present location in Tambon Pa Mamuang in the end of the 16th century.
The current district office of Ban Tak is located at Ban Tak Ok, Tambon Tak Ok, on the western side of Phahonyothin highway.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (south from clockwise): Mueang Tak, Mae Ramat, Sam Ngao of Tak Province, Thoen of Lampang Province and Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai Province.
The SW end of the Phi Pan Nam Range reaches the eastern end of the district. The important water resources of the district are the Ping and Wang rivers.
The Bantak Petrified Forest Park is located in this district.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 67 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Ban Tak and Thung Kra Cho. Ban Tak covers parts of tambon Tak Ok and Tak Tok, and Thung Kracho the whole tambon Thung Kracho and parts of Thong Fa.