Bang Phli Destrict
Bang Phli บางพลี | |
|---|---|
 Amphoe location in Samut Prakan Province | |
| Coordinates: 13°36′21″N 100°42′22″E / 13.60583°N 100.70611°ECoordinates: 13°36′21″N 100°42′22″E / 13.60583°N 100.70611°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Samut Prakan |
| Seat | Bang Phli Yai |
| Tambon | 6 |
| Muban | 83 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 260.0 km2 (100.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 212,516 |
| • Density | 817.4/km2 (2,117/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (THA) |
| Postal code | 10540 |
| Geocode | 1103 |
Bang Phli (Thai: บางพลี; IPA: [bāːŋ pʰlīː]) is a destrict (amphoe) o Samut Prakan Province in Thailand. It is hame tae Suvarnabhumi Airport (cried (New) Bangkok Internaitional Airport an aw), which opened on 28 September 2006 as Thailand's primar airport. The destrict wis pairt o the ance-proposed Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province.
Geografie[eedit | eedit soorce]
Neebourin destricts are Bang Na, Prawet an Lat Krabang (aw in Bangkok) in the north, Bang Sao Thong an Bang Bo tae the east, an Mueang Samut Prakan tae the sooth an wast.
Bang Phli Destrict is hame tae a nummer o manufacturin companies includin Plan Toys; Lingerie company, Triumph International;[1] auto pairts maker, Yarnphan;[2] Surf Technicians Inc., windsurfin equipment design company, Natural Corporation;[3] chemical manufacturer, Hanwha Chemical alkali soluble resin (ASR) an emulsion plant,[4] furnitur manufacturer, Rockworth.[5] an a Nivea cosmetics production plant. It is locatit on the ootskirts o Bangkok on the Bangna-Trad road near Loch Taco.[6] The aurie is hame tae Thai fitness an Muay Thai camps an aw. The first IKEA store in Thailand opened at 'Mega Bangna' on the Bang Na-Bang Pakong Heich-gate in Bang Kaeo in late 2011.
Festivals[eedit | eedit soorce]
Bang Phli is famous for the annual Lotus Flouer (Rap Bua) festival, which taks place on the last day o vassa on the fowerteent day o the waxin muin in the eleventh lunar month, uisually the full muin in October. A boat carryin a replica o the Luang Poh To Buddha statue frae the temple Wat Bang Pli is muivit alang the main canal o the destrict. The fowk at the banks o the canal throw lotus flouers ontae the boat, as donatin lotus flouers tae Buddha is merit-makin.
Admeenistration[eedit | eedit soorce]
The destrict is subdividit intae 6 subdestricts (tambon), which are further subdividit intae 83 veelages (muban). Bang Phli itsel is a subdestrict municipality (thesaban tambon) an aw which covers pairts o the tambon Bang Phli Yai, Bang Pla an Bang Chao Long. Thare are further 6 Tambon admeenistrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Veelages | Inh.[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bang Phli Yai | บางพลีใหญ่ | 23 | 72,797 |
| 2. | Bang Kaeo | บางแก้ว | 16 | 43,056 |
| 3. | Bang Pla | บางปลา | 15 | 31,816 |
| 4. | Bang Chalong | บางโฉลง | 11 | 36,891 |
| 8. | Racha Thewa | ราชาเทวะ | 15 | 25,489 |
| 9. | Nong Prue | หนองปรือ | 3 | 2,467 |
The missin geocodes in the table are nou the Bang Sao Thong Destrict.
Eddication[eedit | eedit soorce]
The American School of Bangkok Bangna Campus is in the destrict.[8] The Thai-Chinese International School is locatit in Bang Phli Yai.[9]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Triumph defends Thailand severance deals. Just-style.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- ↑ Article: Yarnphan invests two billion baht in expansion. | AccessMyLibrary - Promoting library advocacy. AccessMyLibrary (2004-04-23). Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- ↑ [1] Archived 2006-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Information and results for 'S KOREA'S HANWHA CHEMICAL TO INVEST US$18 MLN IN THAILAND.' | AccessMyLibrary - Promoting library advocacy. AccessMyLibrary. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- ↑ Despite realty slump, strong baht, Rockworth eyes growth Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. Nationmultimedia.com (2007-03-23). Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- ↑ Soup to Nuts - Features Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. World Hum. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- ↑ "Population statistics 2012". Department of Provincial Administration.
- ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2014-10-26 at the Wayback Machine." The American School of Bangkok. Retrieved on February 28, 2013. "BANGNA CAMPUS (Pre-K to Grade 12) Address: 900 Moo 3 Bangna-Trad Road Km. 15 Bangplee, Samutprakarn 10540 Thailand"
- ↑ Home Archived 2013-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. Thai-Chinese International School. Retrieved on 28 February 2013. " TCIS 101/177 Moo 7 Soi Mooban Bangpleenives, Prasertsin Road, Bangplee Yai, Samutprakarn 10540 Thailand"
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Lotus flouer festival Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine