Ban Phaeo district
Ban Phaeo
บ้านแพ้ว | |
|---|---|
District | |
 Wat Khlong Tan rat Bamrung | |
 District location in Samut Sakhon province | |
| Coordinates: 13°35′27″N 100°06′29″E / 13.59082°N 100.10816°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province |  Samut Sakhon |
| Area | |
• Total | 245.0 km2 (94.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 101,266 |
| • Density | 413/km2 (1,070/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 74120 |
| Calling code | 034 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-7403 |
Ban Phaeo (Thai: บ้านแพ้ว, pronounced [bâːn pʰɛ́(ː)w]) is a district (amphoe) in the northwestern part of Samut Sakhon province, central Thailand and is located 14 km west of Bangkok.
History
[edit]In 1925 the government split subdistrict (tambon) Rong Khe, Lak Sam from Ban Bo District and merged it with subdistrict Ban Phaeo to form the Ban Phaeo district. The new district was assigned to Samut Sakhon province.
On 25 May 1999 the sanitary district of four subdistricts (Yokkrabat, Rong Khe, Nong Song Hong and Nong Bua) was established as Lak Ha subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) with an area of 78,481 rai ~ 125.6 square kilometres (48.5 sq mi), the largest municipality in the province.[2]
In early November 2020, an almost perfectly preserved skeleton of a Bryde's whale was discovered in Amphaeng subdistrict in Ban Phaeo district.[3] Carbon dating by a paleobiological lab in the United States dated the skeleton to be about 3,380 years old, when the district was submerged under the sea.[4] The National University of Singapore said that the skeleton added to evidence of significant sea level changes around 6,000 to 3,000 years ago in the Bay of Bangkok.[5]
Geography
[edit]Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Sam Phran of Nakhon Pathom province; Krathum Baen and Mueang Samut Sakhon of Samut Sakhon Province; Mueang Samut Songkhram of Samut Songkhram province; Damnoen Saduak and Bang Phae of Ratchaburi province.
The district is located in the plain area along the banks of Damnoen Saduak canal, which connects Tha Chin River and Mae Klong River. Ban Phaeo can be considered as "green zone of Samut Sakhon", because there are no factories in the area.[6]
Toponymy
[edit]In the past the district was covered with deep forest. Hunters who traveled to hunt wild animals there always lost their way, so they agreed to make meeting points by using phaeo flags. When people established a new village, they named their village Ban Phaeo.
Administration
[edit]Provincial government
[edit]The district is divided into 12 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 98 villages (mubans).[1]
| No. | Subdistricts | Thai | Villages | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ban Phaeo | บ้านแพ้ว | 10 | 10,273 |
| 2. | Lak Sam | หลักสาม | 13 | 16,818 |
| 3. | Yokkrabat | ยกกระบัตร | 12 | 15,167 |
| 4. | Rong Khe | โรงเข้ | 10 | 12,147 |
| 5. | Nong Song Hong | หนองสองห้อง | 10 | 8,326 |
| 6. | Nong Bua | หนองบัว | 9 | 6,656 |
| 7. | Lak Song | หลักสอง | 7 | 4,553 |
| 8. | Chet Riw | เจ็ดริ้ว | 5 | 4,027 |
| 9. | Khlong Tan | คลองตัน | 5 | 5,502 |
| 10. | Amphaeng | อำแพง | 7 | 7,334 |
| 11. | Suan Som | สวนส้ม | 5 | 5,242 |
| 12. | Kaset Phatthana | เกษดรพัฒนา | 5 | 5,108 |
| Total | 98 | 101,266 |
Local government
[edit]As of December 2024 there are: three subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). Lak Ha subdistrict municipality cover the four subdistricts: Yokkrabat, Rong Khe, Nong Song Hong and Nong Bua. Kaset Phatthana covers the whole subdistrict of the same name and part of Khlong Tan. Ban Phaeo subdistrict municipality covers parts of Lak Sam and Ban Phaeo subdistricts. The non-municipal areas are administered by seven subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - o bo toh).[7]
| Lak Ha subdistrict municipality |
Pop. | 05740303 | lakha-munic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subdistrict Yokkrabat | 15,167 | ||
| Subdistrict Rong Khe | 12,147 | ||
| Subdistrict Nong Song Hong | 8,326 | ||
| Subdistrict Nong Bua | 6,656 | ||
| Total population | 42,296 |
| Kaset Phatthana subdistrict municipality |
Pop. | 05740301 | kaset-pt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subd. Kaset Phatthana | 5,108 | ||
| Subdistrict Khlong Tan | 113 | ||
| Total population | 5,221 |
| Ban Phaeo subdistrict municipality |
Pop. | 05740302 | banphaeocity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subdistrict Lak Sam | 1,502 | ||
| Subdistrict Ban Phaeo | 1,270 | ||
| Total population | 2,772 |
| Subdistrict adm.org-SAO | Pop. | LAO code | website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lak Sam SAO | 15,316 | 06740308 | |
| Ban Phaeo SAO | 9,003 | 06740304 | |
| Amphaeng SAO | 7,334 | 06740309 | ampang |
| Khlong Tan SAO | 5,502 | 06740305 | klongton |
| Suan Som SAO | 5,242 | 06740306 | suansom |
| Lak Song SAO | 4,553 | 06740307 | laksong |
| Chet Riw SAO | 4,027 | 06740310 | jedriew |
Economy
[edit]Ban Phaeo is a district that is well known as the area where young aromatic coconut trees are grown widely. In addition, Ban Phaeo is also the largest breeding place for snakeskin gourami fish in the country.[8][6]
Healthcare
[edit]Hospital
[edit]Ban Phaeo district is served by Ban Phaeo General Hospital, the only hospital public organisation in Thailand with 323 beds.
Health promoting hospitals
[edit]There are total nineteen health-promoting hospitals in the district, of which; one in Chet Riw, Khlong Tan and Suan Som, but Lak Sam, Yokkrabat, Rong Khe, Nong Song Hong, Nong Bua, Lak Song, Amphaeng and Kaset Phatthana each have two.[9]
Religion
[edit]There are thirteen-one Theravada Buddhist temples in the district.
One in Khlong Tan and Kaset Phatthana, two in Ban Phaeo, Yokkrabat, Nong Song Hong, Lak Song and Chet Riw, three in Amphaeng and Suan Som, four in Lak Sam and Nong Bua, five in Rong Khe.[10][11]
References
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"Official statistics registration systems". Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). Retrieved 24 April 2025, year 2024 >village level>Excel File >no.7403, 7493-7495>Excel line 79487-79546, 79573-79634
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "พระราชบัญญัติเปลี่ยนแปลงฐานะของสุขาภิาลเป็นเทศบาล พ.ศ.๒๕๔๒" [Acf of Change of Status of the Sanitary District to the Municipality B.E.2542 (1999)] (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 116 (9 kor): 1–4. 25 May 1999. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Thailand: Rare whale skeleton discovered". 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "Ancient whale skeleton gets fossil classification". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Rebecca (2020-11-27). "Ancient whale skeleton found in Thailand holds clues to climate change". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ a b Karnjanatawe, Karnjana (2018-04-05). "Bearing fruit". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Local Government Organization Code". DLA. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "ปลาสลิดบ้านแพ้ว" [Ban Phaeo snakeskin gourami]. Province.mots.go.th (in Thai).
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"Name-of-the-hospital-service-unit". Ministry of Public Health. Retrieved 24 April 2025, >health zone 5 no.08490-08508, 11838, 14074
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"list of temples (1)". Retrieved 24 April 2025, Sect Maha Nikai no.274030101-274031201
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"list of temples (2)". Retrieved 24 April 2025, Sect Dhammayut no.674030101-674031101
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