Bang Tanai (, ) is one of twelve ''

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 ...

s'' (sub-districts) of

Pak Kret District Pak Kret (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northeastern part of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand. The district is most notable for Muang Thong Thani, Ko Kret and Central Chaengwattana. Geography The district is in the northeast of ...

, Nonthaburi Province in

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 ...

History

Since the late

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, Bang Tanai was settled by a large number of

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 ...

inhabitants. They inhabit areas along the

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, such as Bang Khu Wat in

Pathum Thani Province Pathum Thani (, ) is one of the central provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise): Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Chachoengsao, Bangkok, and Nonthaburi. The province is north of ...

. After the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, the area was abandoned.

King Taksin King Taksin the Great (, , ) or the King of Thonburi (, ; ; Teochew dialect, Teochew: Dên Chao; 17 April 1734 – 7 April 1782) was the only King of Thailand, king of the Thonburi Kingdom that ruled Thailand from 1767 to 1782. He had been an ar ...

later allowed the Mon people resettle their former villages. In 1822, a large number of Mon immigrants from

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settled in

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. King

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(Rama III) allow them to populate Bang Tanai, Bang Phut, and Khlong Ban Laem Yai. They have lived there continuously since then. The name "Bang Tanai" means "place of toothbrush trees" ('' Streblus asper''), as this plant once flourished along waterways from here to Pathum Thani. Mons call this species of plant ''khanai'' (คะไน), which the

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mispronounced as ''tanai''. ''Bang'' is defined by the

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as 'hamlet or community by the waterfront'.

Geography

Bang Tanai has an area of approximately , most of the area consisting of lowlands along the Chao Praya River. It is about from

Pak Kret Pak Kret (, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. It lies in the Central Thailand plains on the east bank of the lower Chao Phraya River, bordering Bangkok to the east, Mueang Nonthaburi district of Nonthaburi provi ...

. Neighboring tambons are (from the north clockwise): Khlong Khoi and Bang Khu Wat of

; Bang Phut and Pak Kret,

Ko Kret Ko Kret (, ) is a small island in the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. It is around long and wide with an area of over 4.2 square kilometers. It has seven main villages, the largest and most populous being Ban Mon. The isla ...

, and Khlong Phra Udom of Nonthaburi.

Economy

Most Bang Tanai residents work in agriculture.

Administration

Bang Tanai is administered by the

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 ...

(SAO) Bang Tanai (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบางตะไนย์).

Local products

*Handicrafts *Herbal products *

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Places of interest

*Wat Toei *Wat Tan *Wat Tamnak Nuea

References

{{Subdistricts of Nonthaburi Tambon of Nonthaburi province Populated places on the Chao Phraya River