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Ban Pong district

January 01, 1970

"Ban Pong" redirects here. For the district capital, see Ban Pong, Ratchaburi. For other similarly named places, see Ban Pong (disambiguation).

Ban Pong (Thai: บ้านโป่ง, pronounced [bâːn pòːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Ratchaburi province, Thailand. It is in the northeast of the province.[1]

Ban Pong
บ้านโป่ง
District
Ban Pong Municipal Office
District location in Ratchaburi province
Coordinates: 13°48′51″N 99°52′16″E / 13.81417°N 99.87111°E / 13.81417; 99.87111
CountryThailand
ProvinceRatchaburi
Area
 • Total366.6 km2 (141.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total172,752
 • Density471.22/km2 (1,220.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code70110
Geocode7005

Geography edit

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Tha Muang and Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi province, Kamphaeng Saen and Mueang Nakhon Pathom of Nakhon Pathom province, and Photharam of Ratchaburi province.

Ban Pong district is hilly in the western part of the district, while the eastern part is a floodplain with the Mae Klong River running through the city centre, connecting the city to the Gulf of Thailand.

History edit

See also: Ban Pong (town)

The Mon people settled in the Ban Pong area about four centuries ago. The Mon communities have maintained some of their traditions and have built their own Buddhist temples.[2]

Later the town attracted numerous Chinese immigrants. Also many Lao Wiang communities settled in the Nong Kop subdistrict of rural Ban Pong.[3]

Two great fires occurred in Ban Pong, razing the town centre: one in 1936 and the other in 1954. The town was rebuilt in the square-grid design then fashionable, with a fountain to the south and a clock tower to the north.

Camp Nong Pladuk edit

Main article: Camp Nong Pladuk
 
Memorial stone at Nong Pladuk as the starting point of the Burma Railway

During the Japanese-directed construction of the Burma Railway in World War II Nong Pladuk was the site of one of the Japanese POW camps where numerous British, Dutch and allied troops arrived.[4]

Camp Nong Pladuk was initially used as a transit camp from where the prisoners were transported or had to walk to work camps along the Burma Railway. Later Nong Pladuk was used a revalidation camp.[5] During World War II, 23,289 British, 12,329 Dutch, 4,708 Australian, 482 American, and 7,030 undetermined soldiers passed through Camp Nong Pladuk.[6][7][8]

Economy edit

As a result of high investment and fast economic development in the past decades, the town stands as one with the highest GDP per capita in western Thailand, well above national average. It is also experiencing de-industrialisation of labour-intensive industries such as canning and sugar refining. There is a large abandoned canning factory in Ban Pong town. The town is now experiencing a boom in more highly skilled industries such as auto parts, petrochemical, and food industries, with more than 70 percent of Thai buses and coaches manufactured in Ban Pong. The biggest paper making complex in Thailand lies north of the town.

As of June 2014, the National Statistics Bureau reported Ban Pong's annual GDP per capita (nominal) at US$9,623 and its annual GDP per capita (PPP) at US$24,000 compared with Thailand's US$5,675 and US$14,136 respectively.[citation needed]

Ban Pong is also the centre of a large pet market especially ornamental fish. There are more than 20,000 fish culture farmers, which is also the largest in southeast Asia.[9]

Sights edit

West of the town Ban Pong is Wat Muang, a centre of the Mon community.[10] There is also a large Roman Catholic church building and a large Buddhist temple.

Administration edit

 
Banpong Municipality Office Building

The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 182 villages (mubans). Ban Pong itself is a town (thesaban mueang) which encompasses tambon Ban Pong. Another town in the district is Tha Pha (Thai: เทศบาลเมืองท่าผา) whose administrative area covers the entire subdistrict Tha Pha and parts of Pak Raet.

There are a further four townships (thesaban tambons) including:

1. Krachap (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลกระจับ) covers parts of Nong O and Don Krabueang

2. Huai Krabok (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลห้วยกระบอก) covers parts of Krap Yai

3. Krap Yai (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลกรับใหญ่)

4. Boek Phrai (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลเบิกไพร)

and 14 other tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.

No. Name Thai name     
1. Ban Pong บ้านโป่ง 9. Nakhon Chum นครชุมน์
2. Tha Pha ท่าผา 10. Ban Muang บ้านม่วง
3. Krap Yai กรับใหญ่ 11. Khung Phayom คุ้งพยอม
4. Pak Raet ปากแรต 12. Nong Pla Mo หนองปลาหมอ 
5. Nong Kop หนองกบ 13. Khao Khlung เขาขลุง
6. Nong O หนองอ้อ 14. Boek Phrai เบิกไพร
7. Don Krabueang ดอนกระเบื้อง  15. Lat Bua Khao ลาดบัวขาว
8. Suan Kluai สวนกล้วย

Health edit

Ban Pong is served by Ban Pong Hospital, a teaching hospital operated by the Ministry of Public Health.

Transport edit

Nong Pladuk Junction railway station is located in Ban Pong, where the Burma Railway leading to Kanchanaburi (and further to Nam Tok) and Suphanburi Line connects with Suphan Buri province to the north splits from Southern Line leading to Padang Besar (Thai) railway station.

Ban Pong railway station is the main railway station in the district, in Ban Pong town. There are 2 other railway stations in the district:

References edit

  1. ^ "Ban Pong". Mapcarta. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ Sukphisit, Suthon (2016-04-10). "Wat's the centre of Mon tradition". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  3. ^ Pumma, Samiththicha (2013). . Silpakorn University Journal of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts. 13 (2): 47–67. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  4. ^ บ้านโป่ง และสถานีรถไฟบ้านโป่ง (Ban Pong Railway Station), Travel-Lindo.net 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Ban Pong". Japanse Krijsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Transporten in 1942". Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Transporten in 1943". Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Transporten in 1944". Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. ^ "ตลาดกลางปลาสวยงามและสัตว์เลี้ยงจังหวัดราชบุรี" [Fish Village Ratchaburi]. DIT (in Thai).
  10. ^ Svasti, Pichaya (14 September 2017). "Time-travelling along the Mae Klong River". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Ban Pong District at Wikimedia Commons

January 01, 1970
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Ban Pong redirects here For the district capital see Ban Pong Ratchaburi For other similarly named places see Ban Pong disambiguation Ban Pong Thai banopng pronounced baːn poːŋ is a district amphoe of Ratchaburi province Thailand It is in the northeast of the province 1 Ban Pong banopngDistrictBan Pong Municipal OfficeDistrict location in Ratchaburi provinceCoordinates 13 48 51 N 99 52 16 E 13 81417 N 99 87111 E 13 81417 99 87111CountryThailandProvinceRatchaburiArea Total366 6 km2 141 5 sq mi Population 2017 Total172 752 Density471 22 km2 1 220 5 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code70110Geocode7005 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Camp Nong Pladuk 4 Economy 5 Sights 6 Administration 7 Health 8 Transport 9 References 10 External linksGeography editNeighbouring districts are from the north clockwise Tha Muang and Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi province Kamphaeng Saen and Mueang Nakhon Pathom of Nakhon Pathom province and Photharam of Ratchaburi province Ban Pong district is hilly in the western part of the district while the eastern part is a floodplain with the Mae Klong River running through the city centre connecting the city to the Gulf of Thailand History editSee also Ban Pong town The Mon people settled in the Ban Pong area about four centuries ago The Mon communities have maintained some of their traditions and have built their own Buddhist temples 2 Later the town attracted numerous Chinese immigrants Also many Lao Wiang communities settled in the Nong Kop subdistrict of rural Ban Pong 3 Two great fires occurred in Ban Pong razing the town centre one in 1936 and the other in 1954 The town was rebuilt in the square grid design then fashionable with a fountain to the south and a clock tower to the north Camp Nong Pladuk editMain article Camp Nong Pladuk nbsp Memorial stone at Nong Pladuk as the starting point of the Burma Railway During the Japanese directed construction of the Burma Railway in World War II Nong Pladuk was the site of one of the Japanese POW camps where numerous British Dutch and allied troops arrived 4 Camp Nong Pladuk was initially used as a transit camp from where the prisoners were transported or had to walk to work camps along the Burma Railway Later Nong Pladuk was used a revalidation camp 5 During World War II 23 289 British 12 329 Dutch 4 708 Australian 482 American and 7 030 undetermined soldiers passed through Camp Nong Pladuk 6 7 8 Economy editAs a result of high investment and fast economic development in the past decades the town stands as one with the highest GDP per capita in western Thailand well above national average It is also experiencing de industrialisation of labour intensive industries such as canning and sugar refining There is a large abandoned canning factory in Ban Pong town The town is now experiencing a boom in more highly skilled industries such as auto parts petrochemical and food industries with more than 70 percent of Thai buses and coaches manufactured in Ban Pong The biggest paper making complex in Thailand lies north of the town As of June 2014 the National Statistics Bureau reported Ban Pong s annual GDP per capita nominal at US 9 623 and its annual GDP per capita PPP at US 24 000 compared with Thailand s US 5 675 and US 14 136 respectively citation needed Ban Pong is also the centre of a large pet market especially ornamental fish There are more than 20 000 fish culture farmers which is also the largest in southeast Asia 9 Sights editWest of the town Ban Pong is Wat Muang a centre of the Mon community 10 There is also a large Roman Catholic church building and a large Buddhist temple Administration edit nbsp Banpong Municipality Office Building The district is divided into 15 sub districts tambons which are further subdivided into 182 villages mubans Ban Pong itself is a town thesaban mueang which encompasses tambon Ban Pong Another town in the district is Tha Pha Thai ethsbalemuxngthapha whose administrative area covers the entire subdistrict Tha Pha and parts of Pak Raet There are a further four townships thesaban tambons including 1 Krachap Thai ethsbaltablkracb covers parts of Nong O and Don Krabueang2 Huai Krabok Thai ethsbaltablhwykrabxk covers parts of Krap Yai3 Krap Yai Thai ethsbaltablkrbihy 4 Boek Phrai Thai ethsbaltablebikiphr and 14 other tambon administrative organizations TAO responsible for the non municipal areas No Name Thai name 1 Ban Pong banopng 9 Nakhon Chum nkhrchumn 2 Tha Pha thapha 10 Ban Muang banmwng 3 Krap Yai krbihy 11 Khung Phayom khungphyxm 4 Pak Raet pakaert 12 Nong Pla Mo hnxngplahmx 5 Nong Kop hnxngkb 13 Khao Khlung ekhakhlung 6 Nong O hnxngxx 14 Boek Phrai ebikiphr 7 Don Krabueang dxnkraebuxng 15 Lat Bua Khao ladbwkhaw 8 Suan Kluai swnklwyHealth editBan Pong is served by Ban Pong Hospital a teaching hospital operated by the Ministry of Public Health Transport editNong Pladuk Junction railway station is located in Ban Pong where the Burma Railway leading to Kanchanaburi and further to Nam Tok and Suphanburi Line connects with Suphan Buri province to the north splits from Southern Line leading to Padang Besar Thai railway station Ban Pong railway station is the main railway station in the district in Ban Pong town There are 2 other railway stations in the district Khlong Bang Tan Railway Station Nakhon Chum Railway StationReferences edit Ban Pong Mapcarta Retrieved 8 October 2016 Sukphisit Suthon 2016 04 10 Wat s the centre of Mon tradition Bangkok Post Retrieved 2019 03 30 Pumma Samiththicha 2013 A Study of Language and Culture of kii feces of Lao Wiang in Nong Kop Subdistrict Ban Pong District Ratchaburi Province Silpakorn University Journal of Social Sciences Humanities and Arts 13 2 47 67 Archived from the original on 2016 05 13 Retrieved 2019 02 16 banopng aelasthanirthifbanopng Ban Pong Railway Station Travel Lindo net Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Ban Pong Japanse Krijsgevangenkampen in Dutch Retrieved 27 January 2022 Transporten in 1942 Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen in Dutch Retrieved 27 January 2022 Transporten in 1943 Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen in Dutch Retrieved 27 January 2022 Transporten in 1944 Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen in Dutch Retrieved 27 January 2022 tladklangplaswyngamaelastweliyngcnghwdrachburi Fish Village Ratchaburi DIT in Thai Svasti Pichaya 14 September 2017 Time travelling along the Mae Klong River Bangkok Post Retrieved 16 September 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to Ban Pong District at Wikimedia Commons Australian Prisoners of War POWs Ban Pong Thailand Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ban Pong district amp oldid 1222892128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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