Ban Na (Thai: บ้านนา, pronounced [bâːn nāː]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Nakhon Nayok province, central Thailand.
Ban Na
บ้านนา | |
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 District location in Nakhon Nayok province | |
| Coordinates: 14°16′0″N 101°3′41″E / 14.26667°N 101.06139°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Nakhon Nayok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 388.4 km2 (150.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 67,268 |
| • Density | 173.2/km2 (449/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 26110 |
| Geocode | 2603 |
History edit
In the Ayutthaya era, the people of Tambon Pa Kha were elephant catchers (กองโพนช้าง), catching wild elephants to use as war elephants.
Ban Na district was established in 1903, then named Tha Chang District. As the original district office in Tambon Bang O was inconvenient for transportation and prone for flooding, the government moved the office to Suwannason Road in 1965.
When Nakhon Nayok Province was downgraded, the government transferred Ban Na District to Saraburi province. It became a district of Nakhon Nayok again on 9 May 1946 when the province was re-established.
Geography edit
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Nayok and Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok Province; Nong Suea of Pathum Thani province; and Wihan Daeng and Kaeng Khoi of Saraburi province.
The important water resource is Khlong Ban Na.
Administration edit
The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 117 villages (mubans). Ban Na is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Ban Na and Phikun Ok. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ban Na | บ้านนา | 12 | 8,364 |
| 2. | Ban Phrao | บ้านพร้าว | 12 | 5,056 |
| 3. | Ban Phrik | บ้านพริก | 12 | 10,496 |
| 4. | Asa | อาษา | 8 | 2,368 |
| 5. | Thonglang | ทองหลาง | 8 | 5,185 |
| 6. | Bang O | บางอ้อ | 14 | 4,258 |
| 7. | Phikun Ok | พิกุลออก | 12 | 5,618 |
| 8. | Pa Kha | ป่าขะ | 13 | 8,466 |
| 9. | Khao Phoem | เขาเพิ่ม | 16 | 8,126 |
| 10. | Si Ka-ang | ศรีกะอาง | 10 | 9,331 |
References edit
External links edit
- amphoe.com (Thai)
- Ban Na district history(Thai)
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