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Bang Pakong District

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Country
  
Thailand

Time zone
  
ICT (UTC+7)

Geocode
  
2404

Population
  
89,109 (2015)

Seat
  
Tha Sa-an

Postal code
  
24130

Area
  
257.9 km²

Province
  
Chachoengsao Province

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

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Map of Bang Pakong District, Chachoengsao, Thailand

Bang Pakong District's 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.

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 empties into the Bay of Bangkok within the district. Bang Na-Trat highway runs through the district.

Central administration

The district Bang Pakong is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 99 administrative villages (Muban).

Local administration

There are 10 sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon) in the district:

  • Bang Pakong Phrom Thep San (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางปะกงพรหมเทพรังสรรค์) consisting of parts of the sub-district Bang Pakong.
  • Bang Samak (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางสมัคร) consisting of parts of the sub-district Bang Samak.
  • Bang Phueng (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางผึ้ง) consisting of the sub-district Bang Phueng.
  • Tha Kham (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท่าข้าม) consisting of the sub-district Tha Kham.
  • Tha Sa-an (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท่าสะอ้าน) consisting of parts of the sub-district Tha Sa-an.
  • Hom Sin (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลหอมศีล) consisting of parts of the sub-district Hom Sin.
  • Bang Pakong (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางปะกง) consisting of parts of the sub-district Bang Pakong.
  • Bang Wua (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางวัว) consisting of parts of the sub-districts Bang Wua, Bang Samak, Bang Kluea.
  • Phimpha (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลพิมพา) consisting of the sub-district Phimpha.
  • Bang Wua Khana Rak (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางวัวคณารักษ์) consisting of parts of the sub-district Bang Wua.

    • There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Tha Sa-an (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าสะอ้าน) consisting of parts of the sub-district Tha Sa-an.
  • Bang Kluea (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบางเกลือ) consisting of parts of the sub-district Bang Kluea.
  • Song Khlong (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลสองคลอง) consisting of the sub-district Song Khlong.
  • Nong Chok (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองจอก) consisting of the sub-district Nong Chok.
  • Hom Sin (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหอมศีล) consisting of parts of the sub-district Hom Sin.
  • Khao Din (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเขาดิน) consisting of the sub-district Khao Din.

    • References

    Bang Pakong District Wikipedia
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