250px, Group of Thai Hakka Chinese in the border of Krap Yai, Ratchaburi and Tha Maka, Kanchanaburi Krap Yai (, ) 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 ...

'' (subdistrict) of

Ban Pong District Ban Pong (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Ratchaburi province, Thailand. It is in the northeast of the province. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Tha Muang and Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi province, Kamphaeng Saen a ...

Ratchaburi Province Ratchaburi province (, ) or Rat Buri () is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in Western Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram and ...

western Thailand Western Thailand is a region of Thailand bordering Myanmar to the west, Southern Thailand to the south and central Thailand to the east. Geography Thailand's long mountainous border with Myanmar continues south from Northern Thailand into Wester ...

History and presently

Krap Yai, especially at Huai Krabok is a largest Thai

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community in Thailand. It is said that over 100 years ago, there were

mainland Chinese Mainland Chinese or mainlanders are Chinese people who live in or have recently emigrated from mainland China, defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) except for Hong Kong ( SAR of the PRC), Macau (SAR of the PRC) ...

and villagers from neighbouring area Ban Lueak,

Photharam District Photharam (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Ratchaburi province, western Thailand. History Photharam was a district (''khwaeng'') of ''Mueang'' Ratchaburi in the 19th century. In 1836 the district office was relocated fro ...

migrated to settle here. Today, Thai Hakka Chinese Krap Yai also retain their form of lifestyle as in the past.

Geography

Krap Yai considered as a

border town A border town is a town or city close to the boundary between two countries, states, or regions. Usually the term implies that the nearness to the border is one of the things the place is most famous for. With close proximities to a different coun ...

of three provinces, namely Ratchaburi,

Nakhon Pathom Nakhon Pathom (, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in central Thailand, the former capital of Nakhon Pathom province. One of the most important landmarks is the giant Phra Pathommachedi. The city is also home to Thailand's only Bhikkhuni temple W ...

, and

Kanchanaburi Kanchanaburi (, ) is a town municipality ('' thesaban mueang'') in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The town of lies to the southeast of Erawan National Park within Kanchanaburi Province, approximately 120km west of Bangkok. In 2006 it had a po ...

. Neighboring tambons are (from the north clockwise): Nong Lan of

Tha Maka District Tha Maka (, ) is the southeasternmost district (''amphoe'') of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the west clockwise) Tha Muang, Phanom Thuan of Kanchanaburi Province, Song Phi Nong of Suphanbur ...

, Kanchanaburi Province, Nong Ngu Lueam of

Kamphaeng Saen Kamphaeng Saen (, ) is the northwesternmost district (''amphoe'') of Nakhon Pathom province, central Thailand. History Kamphaeng Saen was a moated centre of Dvaravati culture, dating from 410-870 CE, with the foundation of a Buddhist stupa ident ...

and

Mueang Nakhon Pathom District Mueang Nakhon Pathom (, ) is the capital district ('' Amphoe Mueang'') of Nakhon Pathom province, central Thailand. History The district was created in 1895 named Phra Pathom Chedi District, under control of ''Mueang'' Nakhon Chai Si, Monthon Na ...

s, Nakhon Pathom Province, Tha Pha and Pak Raet in its district, and Sanam Yae of Tha Maka District, Kanchanaburi Province. Most of the area is loamy sand.

Economy

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and

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are considered important

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s of this subdistrict.

Administration

Central administration

The ''tambon'' is subdivided into 10 administrative villages (''

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 ...

'').

Local administration

The area of the subdistrict is shared by two local governments. *The subdistrict municipality (

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 ...

) Krap Yai (เทศบาลตำบลกรับใหญ่) *The subdistrict municipality (Thesaban Tambon) Huai Krabok (เทศบาลตำบลห้วยกระบอก)

Transport

Route 3394 is a main road.

Sights

In the north-west part of the subdistrict adjacent to the border of the three provinces. It is the location of Huai Krabok Market, the local marketplace and community of local Thai Hakka Chinese. It is surrounded by two storey traditional wooden

shophouse A shophouse is a building type serving both as a residence and a commercial business. It is defined in the dictionary as a building type found in Southeast Asia that is "a shop opening on to the pavement and also used as the owner's residence ...

s. It has been restored to a

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that can walk between the three provinces in just five minutes, and still maintain its identity, whether it is faith, tradition, culture and

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References

External links

Thaitambon.com on Krap YaiHuai Krabok Municipality
{{Coord, 13, 56, 58.1, N, 99, 52, 50.4, E, region:TH_type:landmark, display=title Tambon of Ratchaburi province