Ban Khai district

Ban Khai (Thai: บ้านค่าย, pronounced [bâːn kʰâːj]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Rayong province, eastern Thailand.

Ban Khai บ้านค่าย
District
District location in Rayong province
Coordinates: 12°47′1″N 101°17′48″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Rayong
Seat	Ban Khai
Area
• Total	489.6 km2 (189.0 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	58,914
• Density	120.3/km2 (312/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	21120
Geocode	2105

History

In 1767 after Ayutthaya was destroyed by the Burmese, King Taksin the Great lead his troops to build a Siamese military base at Chanthaburi. On the way to Chanthaburi, the troops had their night camp (Thai: khai ค่าย) in the area of modern-day Ban Khai District. Assumed that Ban Khai and the area called Ban Kao at that time was the center of Rayong.

Ban Khai was created as a district of Rayong Province in 1902.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nikhom Phatthana, Pluak Daeng, Wang Chan and Mueang Rayong.

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (mubans). Ban Khai itself is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambons Ban Khai and Nong Lalok. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Ban Khai	บ้านค่าย	7	7,340
2.	Nong Lalok	หนองละลอก	11	11,470
3.	Nong Taphan	หนองตะพาน	6	3,504
4.	Ta Khan	ตาขัน	9	7,237
5.	Bang But	บางบุตร	12	9,666
6.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	11	12,040
7.	Chak Bok	ชากบก	10	7,657

External links

• amphoe.com