Ban Na district explained

Official Name:Ban Na
Native Name:บ้านนา
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nakhon Nayok
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:67268
Population As Of:2007
Population Density Km2:173.2
Area Total Km2:388.4
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:26110
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:2603
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:14.2667°N 101.0614°W

Ban Na (Thai: บ้านนา, in Thai pronounced as /bâːn nāː/) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Nakhon Nayok province, central Thailand.

History

In the Ayutthaya era, the people of Tambon Pa Kha were elephant catchers (กองโพนช้าง), catching wild elephants to use as war elephants.

Ban Na district was established in 1903, then named Tha Chang District. As the original district office in Tambon Bang O was inconvenient for transportation and prone for flooding, the government moved the office to Suwannason Road in 1965.

When Nakhon Nayok Province was downgraded, the government transferred Ban Na District to Saraburi province. It became a district of Nakhon Nayok again on 9 May 1946 when the province was re-established.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Nayok and Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok Province; Nong Suea of Pathum Thani province; and Wihan Daeng and Kaeng Khoi of Saraburi province.

The important water resource is Khlong Ban Na.

Administration

The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 117 villages (mubans). Ban Na is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Ban Na and Phikun Ok. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Ban Naบ้านนา128,364
2.Ban Phraoบ้านพร้าว125,056
3.Ban Phrikบ้านพริก1210,496
4.Asaอาษา82,368
5.Thonglangทองหลาง85,185
6.Bang Oบางอ้อ144,258
7.Phikun Okพิกุลออก125,618
8.Pa Khaป่าขะ138,466
9.Khao Phoemเขาเพิ่ม168,126
10.Si Ka-angศรีกะอาง109,331

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