Bang Khla District

Bang Khla District (Thai: บางคล้า, pronounced [bāːŋ kʰláː]) is a district (amphoe) of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.

Bang Khla

บางคล้า
District
Bangkla Floating Market
District location in Chachoengsao Province
Coordinates: 13°43′41″N 101°12′29″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceChachoengsao
Area
 • Total227.9 km2 (88.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total45,671
 • Density200.39/km2 (519.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code24110
Geocode2402

History

Bang Khla District was established in 1901. The district office was in Wat Mai Bang Khla, and in 2019 in Ban Suan Subdistrict. Bang Khla is the name of the village Ban Bang Khla, which is on the khlong ('canal') Bang Khla. As the district office was not in the center of the district area, the government moved it to Tao Sura, five kilometres from the old site. Later they changed the name of the tambon to Bang Khla to match the district name.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Ratchasan, Plaeng Yao, Ban Pho, Mueang Chachoengsao, Khlong Khuean of Chachoengsao Province; and Ban Sang of Prachinburi Province.

The important water resource is the Bang Pakong River.

Administration

Central administration

Bang Khla is divided into nine subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 56 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[1]
01.Bang Khlaบางคล้า0-9,412
04.Bang Suanบางสวน042,050
08.Bang Krachetบางกระเจ็ด094,519
09.Pak Namปากน้ำ125,545
10.Tha Thonglangท่าทองหลาง064,665
11.Sao Cha-ngokสาวชะโงก063,076
12.Samet Nueaเสม็ดเหนือ064,920
13.Samet Taiเสม็ดใต้065,248
14.Hua Saiหัวไทร076,236

Missing numbers are the tambons which now form the Khlong Khuean District.

Local administration

There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

  • Bang Khla (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางคล้า) consisting of subdistrict Bang Khla.
  • Pak Nam (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลปากน้ำ) consisting of subdistrict Pak Nam.

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

  • Bang Suan (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบางสวน) consisting of subdistrict Bang Suan.
  • Bang Krachet (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบางกระเจ็ด) consisting of subdistrict Bang Krachet.
  • Tha Thonglang (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าทองหลาง) consisting of subdistrict Tha Thonglang.
  • Sao Cha-ngok (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลสาวชะโงก) consisting of subdistrict Sao Cha-ngok.
  • Samet Nuea (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเสม็ดเหนือ) consisting of subdistrict Samet Nuea.
  • Samet Tai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเสม็ดใต้) consisting of subdistrict Samet Tai.
  • Hua Sai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหัวไทร) consisting of subdistrict Hua Sai.

References
  1. "Population statistics 2013" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2014-10-07.

Sources
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