Ban Laem is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the northeastern part of Phetchaburi Province

Phetchaburi Province

Phetchaburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram and Prachuap Khiri Khan...

, central Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

History

Originally, the area were Khwaeng

Khwaeng

Khwaeng is an administrative subdivision used in the 50 districts of Bangkok. As of 2009 there are 169 khwaeng in all. A khwaeng is roughly equivalent to a tambon in other provinces of Thailand. With the creation of the special administrative area of Bangkok in 1972 the tambon within the area of...

Khun Chamnan and Phrommasan under Mueang Phetchaburi district.
They were put together and upgraded to a full district in 1904.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Mueang Phetchaburi

Amphoe Mueang Phetchaburi

Mueang Phetchaburi is the capital district of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established around 1903...

, Khao Yoi

Amphoe Khao Yoi

Khao Yoi is a district in the northern part of Phetchaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1897 and Luang Phromsan was assigned as the first district officer...

 of Phetchaburi Province, Amphawa

Amphoe Amphawa

Amphawa is a district of Samut Songkhram Province, located slightly inland at the northwestern tip of the Bay of Bangkok.-Geography:...

, Mueang Samut Songkhram

Amphoe Mueang Samut Songkhram

Mueang Samut Songkhram is the capital district of Samut Songkhram Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1897, then named Lom Thuan and controlled by Monthon Ratchaburi. In 1900 the district office was moved to a temple area in Ban Prok. The district was named...

 of Samut Songkhram Province

Samut Songkhram Province

Samut Songkhram ) is one of the central provinces of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are Phetchaburi, Ratchaburi and Samut Sakhon. Local people call Samut Songkhram Mae Klong. The province is the smallest of all Thai provinces areawise...

 and the Bay of Bangkok

Bay of Bangkok

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.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 73 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Bang Thabun and Ban Laem. Ban Laem covers parts of tambon Ban Laem. Bang Thabun covers parts of tambon Bang Thabun and Bang Tabun Ok. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Ban Laem	บ้านแหลม	10	15,565
2.	Bang Khun Sai	บางขุนไทร	11	7,013
3.	Pak Thale	ปากทะเล	4	2,365
4.	Bang Kaeo	บางแก้ว	8	4,955
5.	Laem Phak Bia	แหลมผักเบี้ย	4	2,288
6.	Bang Tabun	บางตะบูน	8	4,177
7.	Bang Tabun Ok	บางตะบูนออก	5	3,078
8.	Bang Khrok	บางครก	12	6,936
9.	Tha Raeng	ท่าแร้ง	7	4,835
10.	Tha Raeng Ok	ท่าแร้งออก	4	2,856

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)