Khai Bang Rachan District

Khai Bang Rachan (Thai: ค่ายบางระจัน, pronounced [kʰâːj bāːŋ rā.t͡ɕān]) is a district (amphoe) of Sing Buri Province, central Thailand.

Khai Bang Rachan

ค่ายบางระจัน
District location in Sing Buri Province
Coordinates: 14°48′1″N 100°18′39″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceSing Buri
SeatBang Rachan
Tambon6
Muban59
District established1972
Area
  Total88.398 km2 (34.131 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total28,316
  Density319.7/km2 (828/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code16150
Geocode1703

History

In 1966 the government renovated Khai Bang Rachan (Camp Bang Rachan). They agreed to establish a new district to commemorate the battle at Bang Rachan. The area was thus separated from Bang Rachan District and became a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 February 1972, then consisting of five sub-districts.[1] It was upgraded to a full district in 1976.[2] The sixth sub-district, Nong Krathum, was created in 1980.[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Bang Rachan, Mueang Sing Buri and Tha Chang of Sing Buri Province, Sawaeng Ha of Ang Thong Province, and Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphanburi Province.

Administration

Central administration

Khai Bang Rachan is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 59 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[4]
01.Pho Thaleโพทะเล084,661
02.Bang Rachanบางระจัน117,382
03.Pho Sangkhoโพสังโฆ146,756
04.Tha Khamท่าข้าม144,472
05.Kho Saiคอทราย062,526
06.Nong Krathumหนองกระทุ่ม062,519

Local administration

There is one sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district:

  • Pho Sangkho (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลโพสังโฆ) consisting of parts of sub-district Pho Sangkho.

There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Pho Thale (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลโพทะเล) consisting of sub-district Pho Thale.
  • Khai Bang Rachan (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลค่ายบางระจัน) consisting of sub-district Bang Rachan.
  • Pho Sangkho (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลโพสังโฆ) consisting of parts of sub-district Pho Sangkho.
  • Tha Kham (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าข้าม) consisting of sub-district Tha Kham.
  • Kho Sai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลคอทราย) consisting of sub-district Kho Sai.
  • Nong Krathum (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองกระทุ่ม) consisting of sub-district Nong Krathum.

References


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