Bang Khan District

Bang Khan (Thai: บางขัน, pronounced [bāːŋ kʰǎn]) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.

Bang Khan

บางขัน
District
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Coordinates: 8°1′36″N 99°28′24″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceNakhon Si Thammarat
SeatBan Lamnao
Area
 • Total601.7 km2 (232.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total40,498
 • Density67.3/km2 (174/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code80360
Geocode8017

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Thung Yai and Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat; Ratsada, Huai Yot, and Wang Wiset of Trang Province; and Lam Thap of Krabi Province.

History

The district was created as a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 April 1984, when the three tambons Bang Khan, Ban Lamnao, and Wang Hin were split off from Thung Song District.[1] On 9 April 1992 the minor district was upgraded to a full district.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 60 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Bang Khanบางขัน1812,253
2.Ban Lamnaoบ้านลำนาว1613,271
3.Wang Hinวังหิน138,145
4.Ban Nikhomบ้านนิคม136,829
  
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References
  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอทุ่งสง จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอบางขัน (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 101 (57 ง): 1278. 1 May 1984.
  2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอสอยดาว อำเภอโพนสวรรค์ อำเภอบางขัน อำเภอหว้านใหญ่ อำเภอเมืองปาน อำเภอภูหลวง อำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ และอำเภอสำโรง พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๕ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 109 (45 ก): 27–29. 9 April 1992.


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