Bang Pahan District

Bang Pahan บางปะหัน
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Ayutthaya Province
Coordinates: 14°27′45″N 100°32′41″E / 14.46250°N 100.54472°E / 14.46250; 100.54472Coordinates: 14°27′45″N 100°32′41″E / 14.46250°N 100.54472°E / 14.46250; 100.54472
Country	Thailand
Province	Ayutthaya
Seat	Bang Pahan
Tambon	17
Muban	94
Area
• Total	121.9 km2 (47.1 sq mi)
Population (2000)
• Total	38,799
• Density	318.3/km2 (824/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	13220
Geocode	1407

Bang Pahan (Thai: บางปะหัน; IPA: [bāːŋ pā.hǎn]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Ayutthaya Province.

History

The district was originally named Nakhon Luang Nai, but was renamed in 1916 to Bang Pahan as the name of central tambon.

The Phuan people from Vientiane who migrated around this area in the reign of King Rama II established the settlement. They also built a windmill in their village, thus the village was named Ban Kanghan after the Thai word for windmill (Kanghan, กังหัน). The name was later currupted by misspellings to Pahan.

Geography

Neighboring district are (from the north clockwise) Maha Rat, Nakhon Luang, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Bang Ban of Ayutthaya province, and Pa Mok of Ang Thong Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts tambon, which are further subdivided into 94 villages muban. The township (thesaban tambon) of Bang Pahan covers the complete tambon Khwan Mueang and parts of the tambon Bang Pahan and Bang Nang Ra.