Thai Ban ( th, ท้ายบ้าน, ) is a ''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) 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 '' khwaen ...

'' (sub-district) in

Mueang Samut Prakan District Mueang Samut Prakan district ( th, อำเภอเมืองสมุทรปราการ, ) or colloquially as ''Paknam Samut Prakan'' ( th, ปากน้ำสมุทรปราการ) is the capital district (''amphoe mueang'' ...

, Samut Prakan Province.

Toponymy

Its name ''"Thai Ban"'' literally translates to "the end of the ''

muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as ' hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative m ...

'' (village)". Because during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), it was considered a very distant area from the downtown Samut Prakan, also colloquially known as Pak Nam. At that time it was called ''"Thai Ban Talat"'' (the end of the marketplace), later called ''"Thai Ban"'' for short.

Geography

Adjacent areas are, clockwise from north, Pak Nam,

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, all of them are in its district, and Laem Fa Pha in

Phra Samut Chedi District Phra Samut Chedi ( th, พระสมุทรเจดีย์, ) is the westernmost district (''amphoe'') of Samut Prakan province in central Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west, clockwise) Bang Khun Thian and Thun ...

(across Chao Phraya River). It borders

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(upper

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) to the south.

Administration

Central administration

The entire area is under the administration of Bang Pu Sub-District

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Local administration

Thai Ban is divided into seven administrative villages.

Population

As of April 30, 2022, it had a total population of 24,350 people (11,866 males, 12,484 females) in 11,415 households.

Places

Wat Asokaram Sukhothai Historical Park ( th, อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์สุโขทัยPronunciation) covers the ruins of Sukhothai, literally 'dawn of happiness', capital of the Sukhothai Kingdom in the 13th and 14th cent ...

Wat Rat Pho Thong A wat ( km, វត្ត, ; lo, ວັດ, ; th, วัด, ; khb, 「ᩅᨯ᩠ᨰ」(waD+Dha); nod, 「ᩅ᩠ᨯ᩶」（w+Da2)) is a type of Buddhist temple and Hindu temple in Cambodia, Laos, East Shan State, Yunnan, the Southern Pro ...

Wat Thong Kong A wat ( km, វត្ត, ; lo, ວັດ, ; th, วัด, ; khb, 「ᩅᨯ᩠ᨰ」(waD+Dha); nod, 「ᩅ᩠ᨯ᩶」（w+Da2)) is a type of Buddhist temple and Hindu temple in Cambodia, Laos, East Shan State, Yunnan, the Southern Pro ...

* Hadamara Aksornlak Wittaya School * Taurak Kindergarten *Thai Ban Health Promoting Hospital *Ammara Beach Roundabout

Neighbouring places

Bang Pu Recreation Center 350px, Seagulls, Bang Pu Bang Pu ( th, บางปู, ), also known as Bang Pu Recreation Center () is a seaside resort on the Bay of Bangkok (upper Gulf of Thailand) belonging to Mueang Samut Prakan District, Samut Prakan Province, central T ...

* Bangpoo Industrial Estate * Kheha BTS Station (E23)

References

{{reflist Tambon of Samut Prakan Province Populated places on the Chao Phraya River