Bang Bua Thong district
Bang Bua Thong (Thai: บางบัวทอง, pronounced [bāːŋ būa̯ tʰɔ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand.
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 |
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
- ^ . Department of provincial administration. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009.
External links edit
- amphoe.com (Thai)