Bang Pakong (, ) is a district (''

amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', , )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the Provinces of Thailand, provinces, and are analogous to count ...

'') in the western part of Chachoengsao province in central

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. Bang Pakong District's name comes from the

Bang Pakong River The Bang Pakong (, , ) is a river in east Thailand. The river originates at the confluence of the Phra Prong River and the Hanuman River near Kabin Buri District, Kabin Buri, Prachinburi Province. It empties after 231 kilometres into the Gulf of ...

. The area has many industrial estates, including the huge gas- and oil-fired Bang Pakong Power Station, and a 180 rai Carabao energy drink production center.

History

Bang Pakong district was established in 1907. The first temporary district office was a building within the ''

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'' Bon Khongkharam. In 1908 the government moved the office to the bank of the

in Tambon Tha Sa-an, which is still the location today.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Ban Pho of Chachoengsao Province, Phan Thong and Mueang Chon Buri of Chon Buri province, the

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, and

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. The important water resource is the

, which empties into the

. The Bang Na-Trat Highway runs through the district.

Environment

The Marine Department of Thailand's Transport Ministry commissioned a 6.9 million

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study in 2019 which focuses on dredging a section of the 231 kilometre-long

in the district. The study is to be completed by January 2020. The purpose of the proposed development is to enable the shipment of goods from

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and Sa Kaeo as part of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project.

Economy

Carabao Group completed work on a new energy drink production center in Bang Pakong District in mid-2018. The 8.7 billion baht, 180 rai facility includes a glass bottle plant, an aluminum can plant, and a bottling plant. Bottle production will increase to 1.6 billion bottles per year, up from 1 billion, and can production will increase from 800 million per year to 1.5 billion. Future plans include a fourth factory on the site.

Administration

Central administration

Bang Pakong is divided into 12 sub-districts (''

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s''), which are further subdivided into 99 administrative villages (''

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'').

Local administration

There are 10 sub-district municipalities (''

thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesa ...

s'') in the district: * Bang Pakong Phrom Thep Rangsan (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Pakong. * Bang Samak (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Samak. * Bang Phueng (Thai: ) consisting of the sub-district Bang Phueng. * Tha Kham (Thai: ) consisting of the sub-district Tha Kham. * Tha Sa-an (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Sa-an. * Hom Sin (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Hom Sin. * Bang Pakong (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Pakong. * Bang Wua (Thai: ) consisting of parts of the sub-districts Bang Wua, Bang Samak, Bang Kluea. * Phimpha (Thai: ) consisting of the sub-district Phimpha. * Bang Wua Khana Rak (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Wua. There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: * Tha Sa-an (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Sa-an. * Bang Kluea (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Bang Kluea. * Song Khlong (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Song Khlong. * Nong Chok (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nong Chok. * Hom Sin (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Hom Sin. * Khao Din (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khao Din. File:Sermkrai_Tanburana_(Amphoe_Bang_Pakong,_Thailand).jpg, Downtown Bang Pakong File:Bangwua Street, Bang Pakong.jpg, Bangwua Street, Bang Pakong File:Bangna-Bangpakong road — Flyover.jpg, Bangna-Bangpakong Road, Bang Pakong File:มองลงมาเห็น จุดพักรถมอเตอร์เวย์ไกลๆ - panoramio.jpg, Tambon Khao Din and Motorway 7

References

External links

amphoe.com
(Thai) {{Amphoe Chachoengsao Bang Pakong