Bang Nam Phueng (, ) is a ''

tambon ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

'' (sub-district) in Phra Pradaeng District,

Samut Prakan Province Samut Prakan province (, , , sometimes rendered Samutprakan or Samutprakarn) is one of the central Provinces of Thailand, provinces of Thailand, established on 9 May 1946 by the ''Act Establishing Changwat Samut Prakan, Changwat Nonthaburi, Cha ...

central Thailand Central Thailand (Central Plain) (historically also known as Siam or Dvaravati) is one of the regions of Thailand, covering the broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River. It is separated from northeast Thailand (Isan) by the Phetchabun Mount ...

, known for local

floating market A floating market is a market (place), market where goods are sold from boats. Originating in times and places where water transport played an important role in daily life, most floating markets operating today mainly serve as tourist attractio ...

History & toponymy

Its name ''"Bang Nam Phueng"'' literally translates to "place of

honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several species of bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of pl ...

". According to the stories of the elders who said that in the past, Bang Nam Phueng was full of perennials and a swarm of bees came to make the

honeycomb A honeycomb is a mass of Triangular prismatic honeycomb#Hexagonal prismatic honeycomb, hexagonal prismatic cells built from beeswax by honey bees in their beehive, nests to contain their brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) and stores of honey and pol ...

. Locals therefore popularly offer food to monks with honey, regarded as the highest merit. Originally, Bang Nam Phueng had a much more spacious area but has divided the area into a new sub-district,

Bang Kachao Bang Kachao (, ) is an artificial island formed by a bend in the Chao Phraya River and a canal at its western end. It lies south of the Thai capital Bangkok in Phra Pradaeng District of Samut Prakan Province. The island, covering or 12,000 rai ...

, making it smaller in size. According to historical evidence make believe that Bang Nam Phueng have at least 200 years of living inhabitants.

Geography

Bang Nam Phueng lies on the banks of the

Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya River is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Etymology Written evidence of the river being referred to by the ...

, on the

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or pork stomach-shaped meander known as

. It is about from downtown Phra Pradaeng along Phetchahung Road. The terrain is a lowland along the Chao Phraya River. It is a sedimentary area caused by the deposition of sediments in river and its tributaries. The soil is highly fertile, suitable for making various orchards. It has six natural canals, most of them short canals. They connected to the Chao Phraya River, the main waterway is Khlong Bang Nam Phueng, with a distance of approximately . It is bounded by other subdistricts (from the north clockwise): Bang Ko Bua in its district, (across the Chao Phraya River) Phra Khanong Tai in

Phra Khanong District Phra Khanong (, ) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from north, are Suan Luang district, Suan Luang, Prawet district, Prawet, and Bang Na district, Bang Na districts of Bangkok, ...

and Bang Na Nuea with

Bang Na Tai Bang Na Tai (, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Bang Na District, in Bangkok, Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Ma ...

Bang Na District Bang Na (, ) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the Phra Khanong district, Phra Khanong and Prawet district, Prawet Districts of Bangkok and Bang Phli di ...

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

, Samrong and Bang Krasop with Bang Yo in its district, respectively. 250px, Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nok

Administration

The entire area of Bang Nam Phueng is governed by

Subdistrict Administrative Organization ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

Bang Nam Phueng (SAO Bang Nam Phueng). The area also consists of 11 administrative ''

muban Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74 ...

'' (village).

Population

Most of the people are

central Thai Thai,In or Central Thai (historically Siamese;Although "Thai" and "Central Thai" have become more common, the older term, "Siamese", is still used by linguists, especially when it is being distinguished from other Tai languages (Diller 2008:6 ...

s and

Mon Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to: Places * Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar * Mon, India, a town in Nagaland * Mon district, Nagaland * Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons * A ...

s with some

Chinese Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

. People engaged in agriculture employed in industrial factories, private companies, government services and others.

Places

Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market Bang Nam Phueng (, ) is a ''tambon'' (sub-district) in Phra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand, known for local Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market, floating market. History & toponymy Its name ''"Bang Nam Phueng"'' literall ...

* Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nok * Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nai

Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market

250px, Atmosphere in the market Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market (, ) is in Bang Nam Phueng Subdistrict, Phra Pradaeng District,

adjacent to Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nai temple and considered as part of

, a good atmosphere area on bend of the

. The market was inaugurated in 2004 by the local subdistrict authority to help locals move an oversupply of agricultural products. Its vendors limited to people from the community. The market is on a canal surrounded by a residential neighborhood. Products include commercial crops such as fruits and sweets, noodles, processed food, sea shells, dried shrimp, pickled shrimp, desserts, grain cakes, and fruit.

Local products

*Mosquito repellent incense *Water hyacinth handbag *Homemade toilet cleaner *Butterfly pea washing liquid *

Nam Dok Mai The Nam Dok Mai mango (, also spelled Nam Doc Mai) is a mango cultivar which originated in Thailand. It is the most popular mango variety in Thailand, and is grown commercially in Australia and Colombia as well, albeit as a minor variety. The N ...

mango *

Cavendish banana Cavendish bananas are the fruits of one of a number of banana cultivars belonging to the Cavendish subgroup of the List of banana cultivars#AAA Group, AAA banana cultivar group (triploid cultivars of ''Musa acuminata''). The same term is also use ...

Notes

External links

* {{Official website, 1=https://bangnamphueng.go.th/public/ Tambon of Samut Prakan province category:Populated places on the Chao Phraya River