Bang Bua Thong district
Bang Bua Thong
บางบัวทอง | |
|---|---|
 Khlong Bang Phai MRT station, a destination of MRT Purple Line, Bang Rak Phatthana | |
 District location in Nonthaburi province | |
| Coordinates: 13°58′7″N 100°24′20″E / 13.96861°N 100.40556°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Nonthaburi |
| Seat | Lahan |
| Tambon | 8 |
| Muban | 73 (administrative) |
| District established | 1902 |
| Area | |
• Total | 116.439 km2 (44.957 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 273,232 |
| • Density | 2,346.56/km2 (6,077.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 11110 |
| Geocode | 1204 |
Bang Bua Thong (Thai: บางบัวทอง, pronounced [bāːŋ būa̯ tʰɔ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand.
Geography
[edit]Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Lat Lum Kaeo (Pathum Thani province), Pak Kret, Mueang Nonthaburi, Sai Noi, and Bang Yai.
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into eight sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 81 villages (mubans). There are five town municipalities (thesaban mueang): Bang Bua Thong, which covers tambons Sano Loi and parts of tambons Bang Bua Thong, Bang Rak Yai, Phimon Rat, and Bang Rak Phatthana; Phimon Rat, which covers most parts of the tambon of the same name; Bang Rak Phatthana, which covers most parts of the tambon of the same name; Bang Khu Rat, which covers the tambon of the same name; and Mai Bang Bua Thong, which covers most parts of tambons Bang Bua Thong. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sano Loi | โสนลอย | 6 | 9,694 |
| 2. | Bang Bua Thong | บางบัวทอง | 14 | 60,461 |
| 3. | Bang Rak Yai | บางรักใหญ่ | 11 | 9,050 |
| 4. | Bang Khu Rat | บางคูรัด | 10 | 39,305 |
| 5. | Lahan | ละหาร | 9 | 22,438 |
| 6. | Lam Pho | ลำโพ | 8 | 10,604 |
| 7. | Phimon Rat | พิมลราช | 8 | 49,808 |
| 8. | Bang Rak Phatthana | บางรักพัฒนา | 15 | 71,872 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of provincial administration. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009.
External links
[edit]- amphoe.com (Thai)
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