Bang Nam Priao is the northwesternmost 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...

) of Chachoengsao Province

Chachoengsao Province

Chachoengsao is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Nayok. It also has a short coast to the Gulf of Thailand.-History:Chachoengsao or Paet Rio is a province in the Central region...

, central Thailand

Thailand

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History

The old location of the district center of Bang Nam Priao was in Ban Ton Samrong, Tambon Bang Khanak. In 1905 the government built the first district office in Tambon Bang Nam Priao. In 1952 the government built a new office on the north bank of Khlong Bang Khanak (Khlong Saen Saeb

Khlong Saen Saeb

Khlong Saen Saeb is a canal in central Thailand, connecting the Chao Phraya River to Prachin Buri and Chachoengsao. A portion of the canal is used for public transport by an express boat service in Bangkok...

). The present district office was built in 1997.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Khlong Khuean

Amphoe Khlong Khuean

Khlong Khuean is a district of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was created on 31 May 1993 by splitting it from Bang Khla district....

, Mueang Chachoengsao

Amphoe Mueang Chachoengsao

Mueang Chachoengsao is the capital district of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Chachoengsao district was established in 1896...

 of Chachoengsao Province, Nong Chok

Nong Chok

Nong Chok is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other districts : Amphoe Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province, Amphoe Bang Nam Priao and Amphoe Mueang Chachoengsao of Chachoengsao Province, Lat Krabang, Min Buri and Khlong Sam Wa of Bangkok...

 of Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Lam Luk Ka

Amphoe Lam Luk Ka

Lam Luk Ka is a district of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.-History:The name Lam Luk Ka originates from a fertile pond in the district named Bueng Lam Luk Ka. When the government created the district Lam Luk Ka in 1904, they cut the word Bueng off.-Geography:The district is located in a...

 of Pathum Thani Province, Ongkharak

Amphoe Ongkharak

Ongkharak is a district in the western part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand.Ongkharak means the royal guard.Once King Chulalongkorn visited Mueang Nakhon Nayok. When he and his company arrived the area of Ongkharak district, one of the royal guard was sick and died finally...

 of Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachinburi, Chachoengsao and Pathum Thani....

 and Ban Sang

Amphoe Ban Sang

Ban Sang is the westernmost district of Prachinburi Province, central Thailand.-History:In the past the area of he district was dense forest with many wild elephants. Laotians from Vientiane moved to settle their village in the area, which they named Ban Chang...

 of Prachinburi Province

Prachinburi Province

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The important water resource is the Bang Pakong River and Khlong Saen Saeb

Khlong Saen Saeb

Khlong Saen Saeb is a canal in central Thailand, connecting the Chao Phraya River to Prachin Buri and Chachoengsao. A portion of the canal is used for public transport by an express boat service in 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...

), subdivided into 148 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 4 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Bang Nam Priao covers parts of the tambon Bang Nam Priao and Phrong Akat, and Bang Khanak, Don Chimphli and Sala Daeng each cover parts of the same-named tambon. Further there are 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	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.	Bang Nam Priao	บางน้ำเปรี้ยว	8,642
2.	Bang Khanak	บางขนาก	5,416
3.	Singto Thong	สิงโตทอง	5,525
4.	Mon Thong	หมอนทอง	9,716
5.	Bueng Nam Rak	บึงน้ำรักษ์	7,888
6.	Don Ko Ka	ดอนเกาะกา	8,173
7.	Yothaka	โยธะกา	6,167
8.	Don Chimphli	ดอนฉิมพลี	13,477
9.	Sala Daeng	ศาลาแดง	9,169
10.	Phrong Akat	โพรงอากาศ	9,102

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)