Amphoe Bang Phli
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Bang Phli is a district (amphoe
) of Samut Prakan Province
in Thailand
. It is home to Suvarnabhumi Airport
(also called (New) Bangkok International Airport), which opened on 28 September 2006 as Thailand's primary airport. The district was part of the once-proposed Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province
.
, Prawet
and Lat Krabang
(all in Bangkok
) in the north, Bang Sao Thong
and Bang Bo
to the east, and Mueang Samut Prakan
to the south and west.
Bang Phli District is home to a manufacturing sector that includes Plan Toys
; German lingerie company, Triumph International
; auto parts maker, Yarnphan; Surf Technicians Inc.; windsurfing equipment design company, Natural Corporation; South Korean chemical maker, Hanwha Chemical alkali soluble resin (ASR) and emulsion plant; furniture manufacturer, Rockworth; and a Nivea
cosmetics production plant. It is located on the outskirts of Bangkok on the Bangna-Trad highway near Lake Taco. The area is also home to Thai fitness and Muay Thai
camps. The first IKEA
store store in Thailand will open its door at 'Mega Bangna' on the Bang Na-Bang Pakong Highway in Bang Kaeo at end of 2011.
Flower (Rap Bua) festival, which takes place on the last day of vassa
on the fourteenth day of the waxing moon in the eleventh lunar month
, usually the full moon in October. A boat carrying a replica of the Luang Poh To Buddha statue from the temple Wat Bang Pli is moved along the main canal
of the district. The people at the banks of the canal throw lotus flowers onto the boat, as donating lotus flowers to Buddha is merit-making.
), which are further subdivided into 83 villages (muban
). Bang Phli itself is also a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Bang Phli Yai, Bang Pla and Bang Chao Long. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
The missing geocodes in the table are now the King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong
.
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 Samut Prakan Province
Samut Prakan Province
Samut Prakan is one of the central provinces of Thailand. It is part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Neighboring provinces are Bangkok, to the north and west, and Chachoengsao to the east....
in 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...
. It is home to Suvarnabhumi Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport , also known as Bangkok International Airport, is an international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand. It was officially opened for limited domestic flight service on 15 September 2006, and opened for most domestic and all international commercial flights on 28 September...
(also called (New) Bangkok International Airport), which opened on 28 September 2006 as Thailand's primary airport. The district was part of the once-proposed Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province
Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province
Nakhon Suvarnabhumi was a proposed new province of Thailand in the southeast of Bangkok around the new Bangkok airport. It is planned to cover the districts Lat Krabang and Prawet of Bangkok and Bang Sao Thong and Bang Phli of Samut Prakan Province, an area of 521 km² with about 462,000...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are Bang NaBang Na
Bang Na is one of the fifty districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the Phra Khanong and Prawet districts of Bangkok, Amphoe Bang Phli, Amphoe Mueang, and Amphoe Phra Pradaeng of Samut Prakan Province.-History:...
, Prawet
Prawet
Prawet is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand, located in the southeast of the town. Neighboring districts are Bang Phli , Bang Na, Phra Khanong, Suan Luang, Bang Kapi, Saphan Sung and Lat Krabang .Si Nakharin road, named after Srinagarindra, is the major road of the district...
and Lat Krabang
Lat Krabang
Lat Krabang is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, located in the east of the town.Neighboring districts are Bang Bo, Bang Sao Thong and Bang Phli , Prawet, Saphan Sung, Min Buri and Nong Chok and Mueang Chachoengsao .In October 2005 the plan to create the special administrative area Nakhon...
(all in 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...
) in the north, Bang Sao Thong
King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong
Bang Sao Thong is a district of Samut Prakan Province in central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Lat Krabang to the North, Bang Bo to the East and Bang Phli to the West.-History:...
and Bang Bo
Amphoe Bang Bo
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Samut Prakan, Bang Phli and Bang Sao Thong to the west, Lat Krabang -Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Samut Prakan, Bang Phli and Bang Sao Thong to the west, Lat Krabang -Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Samut Prakan, Bang Phli and...
to the east, and Mueang Samut Prakan
Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan
Mueang Samut Prakan is the capital district of Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand.-Tourist attractions:...
to the south and west.
Bang Phli District is home to a manufacturing sector that includes Plan Toys
Plan Toys
Plan Toys is a toy manufacturer located in Bang Phli district in the Samut Prakan Province of Thailand. It was founded in 1981 and makes its toys out of rubberwood, a sustainable by-product of the latex industry's harvesting of trees used for natural rubber production once their productivity...
; German lingerie company, Triumph International
Triumph International
Triumph International is an international underwear manufacturer. Founded in Heubach, Württemberg, Germany 1886 by the two families Spiesshofer & Braun. The first foreign subsidiary was established in Zurzach, Switzerland which...
; auto parts maker, Yarnphan; Surf Technicians Inc.; windsurfing equipment design company, Natural Corporation; South Korean chemical maker, Hanwha Chemical alkali soluble resin (ASR) and emulsion plant; furniture manufacturer, Rockworth; and a Nivea
Nivea
Nivea is a global skin- and body-care brand that is owned by the German company Beiersdorf. The company was founded on March 28 1882 by pharmacist Carl Paul Beiersdorf. In 1900, the new owner Oskar Troplowitz developed a water-in-oil emulsion as a skin cream with Eucerit, the first stable emulsion...
cosmetics production plant. It is located on the outskirts of Bangkok on the Bangna-Trad highway near Lake Taco. The area is also home to Thai fitness and Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
camps. The first IKEA
IKEA
IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...
store store in Thailand will open its door at 'Mega Bangna' on the Bang Na-Bang Pakong Highway in Bang Kaeo at end of 2011.
Festivals
Bang Phli is famous for the annual LotusNymphaea lotus
Nymphaea lotus, the Tiger Lotus, White lotus or Egyptian White Water-lily, is a flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae-Description:It grows in various parts of East Africa and Southeast Asia....
Flower (Rap Bua) festival, which takes place on the last day of vassa
Vassa
Vassa , also called Rains Retreat, or Buddhist Lent, is the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada practitioners...
on the fourteenth day of the waxing moon in the eleventh lunar month
Thai lunar calendar
The Thai lunar calendar , or Dai calendar , Tai calendar, is Thailand's version of the lunisolar Buddhist calendar used in the southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Laos and Burma, for calculating lunar-regulated holy days...
, usually the full moon in October. A boat carrying a replica of the Luang Poh To Buddha statue from the temple Wat Bang Pli is moved along the main canal
Khlong
A khlong is the general name for a canal in the central plain of Thailand. These canals are spawned by the Chao Phraya, the Tha Chin, the Mae Klong Rivers and their tributaries...
of the district. The people at the banks of the canal throw lotus flowers onto the boat, as donating lotus flowers to Buddha is merit-making.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambonTambon
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 83 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...
). Bang Phli itself is also a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Bang Phli Yai, Bang Pla and Bang Chao Long. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | 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. | Bang Phli Yai | บางพลีใหญ่ | 23 | 46,269 |
| 2. | Bang Kaeo | บางแก้ว | 16 | 39,061 |
| 3. | Bang Pla | บางปลา | 15 | 29,486 |
| 4. | Bang Chalong | บางโฉลง | 11 | 24,254 |
| 8. | Racha Thewa Racha Thewa Racha Thewa is a commune in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. It is the location of Suvarnabhumi Airport. The name of the district originates from Saming Racha, a famous family in the area.-Administration:... |
ราชาเทวะ | 15 | 21,786 |
| 9. | Nong Prue | หนองปรือ | 3 | 2,519 |
The missing geocodes in the table are now the King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong
King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong
Bang Sao Thong is a district of Samut Prakan Province in central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Lat Krabang to the North, Bang Bo to the East and Bang Phli to the West.-History:...
.