Bang Pahan district

See also: Pahan

Bang Pahan บางปะหัน
District
District location in Ayutthaya province
Coordinates: 14°27′45″N 100°32′41″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Ayutthaya
Seat	Bang Pahan
Tambon	17
Muban	94
Area
• Total	121.9 km2 (47.1 sq mi)
Population  (2000)
• Total	38,799
• Density	318.3/km2 (824/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	13220
Geocode	1407

Bang Pahan (Thai: บางปะหัน, pronounced [bāːŋ pā.hǎn]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Ayutthaya province.

History

The district was originally named Nakhon Luang Nai, but was renamed in 1916 to Bang Pahan as the name of the central tambon.

The Phuan people from Vientiane who migrated around this area in the reign of King Rama II established the settlement. They also built a windmill in their village, thus the village was named Ban Kanghan after the Thai word for windmill (Kanghan, กังหัน). The name was later corrupted by misspellings to Pahan.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Maha Rat, Nakhon Luang, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Bang Ban of Ayutthaya province, and Pa Mok of Ang Thong province.

Administration

The district is divided into 17 sub-districts tambon, which are further subdivided into 94 villages muban. The township (thesaban tambon) of Bang Pahan covers tambon Khwan Mueang and parts of the tambon Bang Pahan and Bang Nang Ra.

No.	Name	Thai	Villages
1.	Bang Pahan	บางปะหัน	07
2.	Khayai	ขยาย	06
3.	Bang Duea	บางเดื่อ	06
4.	Sao Thong	เสาธง	05
5.	Thang Klang	ทางกลาง	04
6.	Bang Phloeng	บางเพลิง	03
7.	Hansang	หันสัง	07
8.	Bang Nang Ra	บางนางร้า	05
9.	Ta Nim	ตานิม	04
10.	Thap Nam	ทับน้ำ	05
11.	Ban Ma	บ้านม้า	04
12.	Khwan Mueang	ขวัญเมือง	05
13.	Ban Li	บ้านลี่	05
14.	Pho Sam Ton	โพธิ์สามต้น	08
15.	Phutlao	พุทเลา	12
16.	Tan En	ตาลเอน	03
17.	Ban Khlo	บ้านขล้อ	05